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I was wondering whether after "no" and "any" one must use a noun in a plural or singular form.
Example:
1. She has no emotional attachment with her family.
2. She has no emotional attachments with her family.
3. She doesn't have any emotional attachment with her family.
4. She doesn't have any emotional attachments with her family.
To me, singular form is more preferable in either case, but I don't have a clue if I am right grammatically.
Is the object countable? The following would all be correct.
For countable nouns:
Yes, we have no bananas.
There aren't any bananas.
For uncountable nouns:
We have no ice cream.
There isn't any ice cream.
However, "There aren't any ice cream bars," because an ice cream bar is discrete. Enjoy it discreetly.
