Hi dear colleagues,

 

I �d like to know your opinions about the negative form of the following sentence.

 

" There is water in the bottle."

 

You know when " There is" is followed by an uncountable noun, we usually use " There is not any " or " There is no " as the negative form.

 

Now my question is if we can use " there is not " instead of " There is not any " or " There is no " in this case and if so what difference in meaning would that make?

 

I �m looking forward to your answers!

 

Javad

I would say that "there is not water in the bottle" is grammatically correct, but completely non-native in its sound. Now, with the contraction, "There isn �t water in the bottle" can be used in some situations, but not as widely as "There isn �t any water in the bottle". Unfortunately, I can �t think of times I would use "There isn �t water in the bottle". Maybe others can help.

 

Bruce 

Thanks a lot for your help. I really appreciate it!