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Elsy Soteldo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

why do they use "is" instead of "are" in the following sentence?

None of these ideas is original.
  

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Elsy Soteldo None of these ideas is original. Either 'is' or 'are' works.

— Tamguatlay

  • Elsy Soteldo None of these ideas is original.
  • Either 'is' or 'are' works.
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Elsy Soteldo None of these ideas is original.
Either 'is' or 'are' works.
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Why? "these ideas" is plural; shoudn't it be "are"
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None (of these ideas) is/are original.
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