No valid account number was specified
or
valid account number was not specified
I think both of them are correct but which one is more common? And which one is more formal?
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1The second isn't grammatical (putting "A" at the start would fix this).– Max WilliamsCommented Jul 4, 2016 at 10:34
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1Adding an A to the second one would make both correct. 2nd one is more formal, polite.– Darshan ChaudharyCommented Jul 4, 2016 at 10:46
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What do you mean by "formal"? What is the context that you're using this phrase? Both of them look like error messages, in which case, formality isn't an issue.– CatijaCommented Jul 15, 2016 at 16:17
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The first sentence is correct:
No valid account number was specified.
The second sentence needs an indefinite article at the beginning to make it correct:
A valid account number was not specified.