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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Any (as a subject) with singlular or plural verb?

Hi,

Can someone explain what rule applies to the verb in the case when "any (of you)" is the subject?
Do you say:

Do any of you have an idea?
or
Does any of you have an idea?

thanks in advance!
Ev
  

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Without a noun to follow any , it is normally treated as a plural : Do any of you have an idea? For the singular , add one: Does any one of you have an idea? ) CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Without a noun to follow any , it is normally treated as a plural : Do any of you have an idea?
  • For the singular , add one: Does any one of you have an idea?
  • ) CB
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Without a noun to follow any, it is normally treated as a plural: Do any of you have an idea?
For the singular, add one: Does any one of you have an idea? (Note that any one is two word
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