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Biobob Posted 8 years ago
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None of us was/were...
None of us was/ were ready for him to leave us.
The entire family, all 15 of us, was/were gathered at Mike’s house.
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biobob None of us was/ were ready 'was' is the officially sanctioned form that you'll find in most grammar books. It should be used in academic writing. 'were' is very popular in everyday conversation, and it is not wrong to use it in that setting.
- biobob None of us was/ were ready 'was' is the officially sanctioned form that you'll find in most grammar books.
- It should be used in academic writing.
- 'were' is very popular in everyday conversation, and it is not wrong to use it in that setting.
- biobob The entire family, all 15 of us, was/were gathered at Mike’s house.
- 'were' is the most likely choice in all varieties of English.
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biobobNone of us was/ were ready
'was' is the officially sanctioned form that you'll find in most grammar books. It should be used in academic writing.
'were' is very popular in everyday conversation, and it is not wrong to use it in that setting.
biobobThe entire family, all 15 of us, was/were gathered at Mike’s house.
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