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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct noun/verb agreement?

None of us are old enough.
A bunch of us have started planning.
  

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Anonymous None of us are old enough. A bunch of us have started planning. Technically, "none" requires a singular verb; many natives don't like the feel of that and use the plural form.

— Philip

  • Anonymous None of us are old enough.
  • A bunch of us have started planning.
  • Technically, "none" requires a singular verb; many natives don't like the feel of that and use the plural form.
  • "A bunch of us" is clearly plural in my book.
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AnonymousNone of us are old enough.

A bunch of us have started planning.

Technically, "none" requires a singular verb; many natives don't like the feel of that and use the plural form.

"A bunch of us" is clearly plural in my book.

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Both singular and plural verbs have been used after none of since the ninth century.

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