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LeeMills771 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Was or were?
Hello,
I read a sentence earlier and I have a question about the correct word. Her is the sentence:
Still, none of these categories was exclusive.''
Now, I originally thought that since categories is plural, then the following word would be 'were.' However, I'm clearly wrong. Could somebody explain why I'm wrong on this please?
I read a sentence earlier and I have a question about the correct word. Her is the sentence:
Still, none of these categories was exclusive.''
Now, I originally thought that since categories is plural, then the following word would be 'were.' However, I'm clearly wrong. Could somebody explain why I'm wrong on this please?
Top answer
The grammatical subject is none. Both singular and plural verbs have been used with none for more than a thousand years. None of them was/were right.
- The grammatical subject is none.
- Both singular and plural verbs have been used with none for more than a thousand years.
- None of them was/were right.
- CB
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The grammatical subject is none. Both singular and plural verbs have been used with none for more than a thousand years.
None of them was/were right.
CB
None of them was/were right.
CB
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Clearly, I'm still getting to grips with my own language ha. Thank you for your reply CB.
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