Difference between NO and NOT

The word no never precedes: a, an, the, any, much, many, enough.

No is used:

• as an exclamation.

• as an adjective before singular and plural nouns.

Not is used:

• as an adverb to make a sentence negative.

• to make an adjective or adverb negative.

• in short replies with a number of verbs.

Examples:

• We have no money in the bank now.

• We do not have any money in the bank now.

• There are no books in the bookcase.

• There are no English books in the bookcae.

• There are not any books in the bookcase.

• Do you like coffe? No, I don't.

• Didn't you finish it? No, I didn't.

• Don't you want this? Not at all.

• Won't you be mad at us? Not in the least.

• Aren't you going to go? Not right now.

• Who took my book? Not I.