Question

There is no book on the desk 和 There is not a book on the desk怎么讲区别

上述两个句子意思一致，但是学生老会只记得there be 的否定形式是there not be, 但其实There is no book on the desk这一表达中要填no, 这个区别要怎么讲才能加深学生印象呢？

Answer 1

否定词修饰的内容不同，no修饰的是book,not和is组合成否定含义，然后在修饰book

Answer 2

There is no book on the desk.
The book is not on the desk.