there isn't any vs there aren't any

Both "there isn't any" and "there aren't any" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "There isn't any" is used when referring to a singular uncountable noun, while "there aren't any" is used when referring to plural countable nouns.

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This phrase is correct when referring to a singular uncountable noun.

"there isn't any"

Use "there isn't any" when you are talking about a singular uncountable noun, such as water or sugar.

Examples:

There isn't any milk left in the fridge.
There isn't any time to waste.
There isn't any money in my wallet.

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Maybe there isn't any point.
If the box falls down, there isn't any safety system.
That there isn't any chemistry.
It's like 100 miles across, and there isn't any town called Scargill anywhere.
Make sure there isn't any...
It's one holiday that we have where there isn't any family drama.
Even if there isn't any proof, it's still a murder.
In my experience, there isn't any problem that can't be solved by getting really drunk.
Look, there isn't any list of humans to contact.
As far as I'm concerned, there isn't any third party and there isn't any book.
I'd really like to make sure there isn't any underlying cardiac pathology.
Your lungs starving for oxygen and there isn't any.
Maybe there isn't any winning anymore.
The kind where there isn't any answer.
Listen, there isn't any girl.
But there isn't any air on the moon.
Sometimes I taste salt in my mouth when there isn't any.
The medium-velocity spatter... there isn't any.
Small parties, there isn't any privacy.
Other than the bullet wound, there isn't any exterior trauma.

Alternatives:

There is no
There is none

This phrase is correct when referring to plural countable nouns.

"there aren't any"

Use "there aren't any" when you are talking about plural countable nouns, such as books or pens.

Examples:

There aren't any apples in the basket.
There aren't any students in the classroom.
There aren't any chairs available.

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Sorry, there aren't any.
Dusted for prints, but there aren't any.
Hell, there aren't any positions at all.
Alex, there aren't any lungs coming.
It's not like there aren't any decent schools around here.
I'm sorry there aren't any chairs.
I guess there aren't any fun things.
Good for there aren't any cartridges.
And there aren't any predators around here.
Haley, there aren't any more tapes.
Besides, there aren't any fresh graves.
If there aren't any dustbins to be cleaned out...
Maybe there aren't any signs.
Maybe there aren't any good kids.
And if there aren't any.
Give her your slippers, there aren't any others.
No, there aren't any cabins around here.
Now there aren't any of Hudson actually dealing, though.
Anyway, there aren't any photographers around.
No way to tell 'cause there aren't any prints.

Alternatives:

There are no
There are none

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