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Gori Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Verb form for "any of the..."

0When you start a sentence, for example, "None of the students...,"02br
00I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. (According to grammar books, they say "is" is more formal than "are" in this case.)02br
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00Now my question is this: in the following examples, which is correct to use as a verb form?02br
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001. If any of the students attends a seminar, ...02br
002. If any of the students attend a seminar, ...02br
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00Can I use either case? If so, which verb form is considered to be more formal--singular "attends" or plural "attend"?0-
  

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,"12br 10I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. 12br 12br 101. 12br 102.

— Philip

  • ,"12br 10I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb.
  • 12br 12br 101.
  • 12br 102.
  • 12br 12br 10Can I use either case?
  • 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00I agree with your statement about "none".
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01cite10Gori12cite10When you start a sentence, for example, "None of the students...,"12br
10I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. (According to grammar books, they say "is" is more formal than "are" in this case.)12br
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10Now my question is this: in the following examples, which is
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01cite10Gori12cite10When you start a sentence, for example, "None of the students...,"12br
10I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. (According to grammar books, they say "is" is more formal than "are" in this case.)12br
12br
10Now my question is this: in the following examples, which is
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0Thank you for all your comments and help.02br
00Hmmm, I see, I could use either case, right?02br
00However, keeping it as a singular form is more formal, I see...02br
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00Thank you again for your help!0-
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