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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

None of IS born a bully. or None of us ARE born a bully.
  

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None can be either singular or plural. Your example is singular - see definition and example #2. com/none not one: none of the books is interesting no one; not anyone: none of us is ready no persons or things; not any: many letters were received but none were answered

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  • None can be either singular or plural.
  • Your example is singular - see definition and example #2.
  • com/none not one: none of the books is interesting no one; not anyone: none of us is ready no persons or things; not any: many letters were received but none were answered
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None can be either singular or plural. Your example is singular - see definition and example #2.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/none
  1. not one: none of the books is interesting
  2. no one; not anyone: none of us is ready
  3. no persons or things; not any: many letters were re
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Generally, unless the modified word is an uncountable noun, none may take either a singular or a plural verb, depending on whether you take none to mean not one or not any, the former being slightly more appropriate in formal writing.

However, in your case, only a singular verb is correct because of the singular noun bully, so your sentence may be correc
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Aspara GusNone [not one] of us is born a bully.None [not any] of us are born bullies.
I agree. "is/are born" acts somewhat like a linking verb, and there should be agreement among all three elements.

Dogs are animals.

But 'none' doesn't change, so the three elements agree thus:

None is born a bul
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