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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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None have or None has

None have come in yet?
  

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It depends on the noun being modified. If the noun is uncountable, a singular verb is required. None (of the beer) has come in yet.

  • It depends on the noun being modified.
  • If the noun is uncountable, a singular verb is required.
  • None (of the beer) has come in yet.
  • If it's countable, however, the choice is yours.
  • None can be taken to mean not one (singular) or not any (plural).
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It depends on the noun being modified.

If the noun is uncountable, a singular verb is required.

None (of the beer) has come in yet.

If it's countable, however, the choice is yours. None can be taken to mean not one (singular) or not any (plural). Personally, I always use a plural verb.

None (of the packages) [has / have] come in ye

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