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Palinkasocsi Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
None of them define/s?
Dear Friends,
Yahoo gives me plenty of hits on both: none of them define/defines.
What does grammar say? Both?
Palinkasocsi
Yahoo gives me plenty of hits on both: none of them define/defines.
What does grammar say? Both?
Palinkasocsi
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Hi, grammar books say both are ok, it just depends on what grammar book you look in, LOL. In my opinion, the plural is the most common choice by far. In formal contexts, you might find that someone also uses the singular.
- Hi, grammar books say both are ok, it just depends on what grammar book you look in, LOL.
- In my opinion, the plural is the most common choice by far.
- In formal contexts, you might find that someone also uses the singular.
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Hi,
grammar books say both are ok, it just depends on what grammar book you look in, LOL.
In my opinion, the plural is
grammar books say both are ok, it just depends on what grammar book you look in, LOL.
In my opinion, the plural is
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My preference is the singular, unless it sounds particularly stuffy (formal) in the situation.
Here's my reason!
One of the books is larger than the others. ['one' is obviously singular.]
None of the books is larger than the others. [If 'one' is singular, how can 'none' be plural?]
Here's my reason!
One of the books is larger than the others. ['one' is obviously singular.]
None of the books is larger than the others. [If 'one' is singular, how can 'none' be plural?]
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Philip[If 'one' is singular, how can 'none' be plural?Because 'none' is not 'one' (0 does not equal 1), therefore 'none' is not singular. If it's not singular, it must be plural. There's no other choice!
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