There is no denying that

Advanced Chunks – Category 4

Meaning

It is impossible to deny; something is undeniably true.

Primary Function

Emphatic assertion / evaluation

Communicative Purpose

To state an undeniable fact, often as a premise for argument.

Pattern

There is no denying that

Core Structure

There is no denying that

Função primária

Emphatic assertion / evaluation

Propósito comunicativo

To state an undeniable fact, often as a premise for argument.

Situações de gatilho

Debates, opinion articles, emphatic statements.

Contextos

Academic, Professional, conversational (emphatic)

Padrão

There is no denying that

Estrutura central

There is no denying that

Slots de substituição

clause

Colocados típicos

that
the fact that

Substituições comuns

there’s no getting around the fact that
it cannot be denied that
undeniably

Erros comuns

Using “deny” with infinitive (“deny to do”) – here gerund is correct.

Similar / contraste

it is undeniable that, no one can deny that, admittedly

Interferências

The gerund “denying” is required after “there’s no”.

Família do chunk

Unarguable truth frames

Nuance

Used to assert a widely accepted truth as a starting point.

Efeito pragmático

Forces agreement from the listener.

Dica de memória

“There’s no denying that …” – you can’t argue with

Nota

This chunk is used to assert a widely accepted truth as a starting point in arguments or discussions.

Upgrade path

There is no denying → It is beyond dispute → One cannot gainsay that (rare)

Frequência: MediumFormulaicidade: FixedTipo de construção: Sentence frame (existential + gerund)Prioridade de aquisição: UnknownPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Short-term

Examples

There is no denying that climate change poses a serious threat to our planet.

In academic debates about economic policy, participants often begin with the statement, ‘There is no denying that rising inequality has increased.’

When presenting evidence at a conference, she said, ‘There’s no denying it – recent sales data show growth across all regions.’

Variations

There’s no denying it

you can’t deny that