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07 Feb 10
Originally posted by MathurineLesson learned. Thanks.
"NONE" is singular. As such, when one uses it in a sentence, one must make any verbs agree in terms of number.
eg.... "I was expecting three, but none was there."
Quite simple, really.
ps... Might we can this now??
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08 Feb 10
Originally posted by MathurineNot so fast.
"NONE" is singular. As such, when one uses it in a sentence, one must make any verbs agree in terms of number.
eg.... "I was expecting three, but none was there."
Quite simple, really.
ps... Might we can this now??
The indefinite pronoun "none" can be singular or plural, depending on how it is used. It is singular
in this case since it means "not one." But "none" also can mean "not any," a plural pronoun requiring
a plural verb. An example: None of the students have done their homework.
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08 Feb 10
Originally posted by HandyAndySorry Andy, but 'none' is plural. 'No' is singular.
Not so fast.
The indefinite pronoun "none" can be singular [b]or plural, depending on how it is used. It is singular
in this case since it means "not one." But "none" also can mean "not any," a plural pronoun requiring
a plural verb. An example: None of the students have done their homework.
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Marthurine, 'none' is indeed plural. Give me an example of none being singular please?
None of them. No man is an island. No way. None of us! No one....... etc.......
Please prove me wrong! 😳
08 Feb 10
Originally posted by mikelomYou want proof? I have none to offer. None of this is set in stone. And none of the
Sorry Andy, but 'none' is plural. 'No' is singular.
Marthurine, 'none' is indeed plural. Give me an example of none being singular please?
None of them. No man is an island. No way. None of us! No one....... etc.......
Please prove me wrong! 😳
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08 Feb 10
Originally posted by HandyAndyThat is colloquial usage, though... (perfectly acceptable in speech.) Your example might read:
Not so fast.
An example: None of the students have done their homework.
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"None of the students has done his [/her] homework."
"None" is a contraction of "not one." Modern dictionaries suggest that it might also stand for "not any", and consequently allow for plural concordance; however, the derivation of this useful little term from the Anglo Saxon is unequivocally singular.
08 Feb 10
Originally posted by Mathurine"None" as "not any" traces its lineage back to Old English, according to the Oxford English
That is [b]colloquial usage, though... (perfectly acceptable in speech.) Your example might read:
"None of the students has done his [/her] homework."
"None" is a contraction of "not one." Modern dictionaries suggest that it might also stand for "not any", and consequently allow for plural concordance; however, the derivation of this useful little term from the Anglo Saxon is unequivocally singular.[/b]
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, and Fowler, among others.
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