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"There is no (...)" and "No (...) is" meaning existence.



 
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"There is no (...)" and "No (...) is" meaning existence. #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 17:09 pm   "There is no (...)" and "No (...) is" meaning existence.
 

)Hi..
I'd like to get an explanation about the following sentences:

1- There is(are) no bill(s) associated with the account.
2- No bill(s) is(are) associated with the account.

Which one can mean existence? I really don't know if both are either correct or only one can work well in English. I need to find it out because I'm translating some accounting texts at my work right now.

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"There is no (...)" and "No (...) is" meaning existence. #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:49 pm   "There is no (...)" and "No (...) is" meaning existence.
 

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Both are fine. The existential-'there' simply serves to move the real subject toward the end of the sentence, where it acquires more prominence.
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