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Sharkjoe Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Fit or fits

Hi everyone,
Is this correct, please?

None of shirts fit me
Or
None of the shirts fits me

Thanks
  

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Sharkjoe None of shirts fit me Or None of the shirts fits me None of the shirts fit me.

  • Sharkjoe None of shirts fit me Or None of the shirts fits me None of the shirts fit me.
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SharkjoeNone of shirts fit me
Or
None of the shirts fits me
None of the shirts fit me.
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None of shirts fit me Or
None of the shirts fits meThanks

NONE OF THEM "HAVE" OR "HAS"?

Is there a rule that says it should always be “none of them has“?

QUESTION

Please let me know which of the following is correct:
1) None of them have let their families know yet.
2) None of them has let her / his f
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Yoong LiatActually, “none” can be followed by both singular and plural forms of verbs. Both your sentences are correct.
'None of shirts fit me.' is not correct. You at least need 'the shirts'.

I say '(None)(Some) of the shirts fit me.'
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NONE OF THEM "HAVE" OR "HAS"?

Is there a rule that says it should always be “none of them has“?

QUESTION

Please let me know which of the following is correct:
1) None of them have let their families know yet.
2) None of them has let her / his family know yet.
When I was in school, I was taught that words like “Each of them”, “One of them” and “None
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canadian45Yoong Liat Actually, “none” can be followed by both singular and plural forms of verbs. Both your sentences are correct.

NONE OF THEM "HAVE" OR "HAS"?

Is there a rule that says it should always be “none of them has“?

QUESTION

Please let me know which of the following is correct:
1) N
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"None" can be construed as either singular or plural, depending. It defaults to singular.

"None was sick." (a bit prissy, but good in formal writing)
"None of the dogs was sick." (iffy—"dogs was" grates)
"Almost none of the dogs were sick." ("was" just gives up and runs home crying)
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Yoong LiatActually, “none” can be followed by both singular and plural forms of verbs,yes, of course
(None)(No part) of the apple is edible.
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Other examples.

1) None of them have let their families know yet.
2) None of them has let her / his family know yet.
3. None of the shirts fit me.
4. None of the shirts fits me.
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Yoong Liat4. None of the shirts fits me.
It's more natural to say 'shirts fit' than 'shirts fits'.

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