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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence grammatical and natural?

Hey.
If you're a native speaker, please let me know if the following sentence is grammatical and natural: They had none of them intended to cause so much ill will.
I'm no native speaker. Having said that, I would probably have written that sentence like this: None of them had intended to cause so much ill will.
If indeed the former is grammatical and natural, why would you choose the former over the latter?
Thanks!

Regards,
Jung
  

Top answer

None of them had intended to cause so much ill will. -- This is the one that is grammatical and natural.

— Mister Micawber

  • None of them had intended to cause so much ill will.
  • -- This is the one that is grammatical and natural.
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None of them had intended to cause so much ill will.-- This is the one that is grammatical and natural.
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Micawber, I know that sentence is grammatical and natural.
How about the former? Is it ungrammatical?
Or is it grammatical but unnatural?
Please clarify. Thanks.
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It is grammatical but out of date.
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Hi,

f you're a native speaker, please let me know if the following sentence is grammatical and natural: They had none of them intended to cause so much ill will.
I'm no native speaker. Having said that, I would probably have written that sentence like this: None of them had intended to cause so much ill will.
If indeed the former i
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Thank you both, Clive and Micawber.
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