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None vs. Null 

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"None" vs. "Null" in the English Grammar

What Are Their Main Differences?

Actually, 'null' and 'none' are different in their grammatical functions and meanings.

Differences

Grammatical Functions and Meanings

'None' is used mainly as:

1.

a pronoun

'None' as a pronoun means; 'not any' or 'not one'.

Example

He would buy none of it. It is obvious that you are telling a lie.

'Null' is used as:

1.

an adjective

2.

a noun

3.

a verb

'Null' as an adjective means; 'invalid'.

Example

This null evidence cannot change the judges' decisions.

'Null' as a noun means; 'an empty value'.

Example

When it comes to its advantages, you face with a list of nulls.

'Null' as a verb means; 'to make something null'.

Example

They tried to null the damages made by the flood.

Similarities

What Quantity They Refer to

Besides referring to a zero quantity; other than that 'none' and 'null' have nothing in common.

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