(a) "None of those were..." (b) "None of those was..." I mean, seriously. Is "none" singular?
2006-07-30 05:05:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
(b) sounds better to me...even though everyone else is answering with (a). My argument for (b) is that "none" is singular. For example, one would say "no one was correct." I believe that that should also apply to "none" in this case then.
But I'm not a native English speaker...perhaps I'm wrong, but I do speak, write, and understand six languages, and the rules often apply to similar situations in different languages.
2006-07-30 05:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 23⤊ 8⤋
my vote is (b) cos none shd be singular since nobody is singular..
and i think to say "none of the answers is correct" is betta rather than "none of the answers are correct".
2006-07-30 12:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by lulu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A is correct because none is plural. It is the plural of not
2006-07-30 12:09:44 · answer #3 · answered by Tameka G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of these answers are correct..
2006-07-30 12:08:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"None of those were" is correct, since it's referring to more than one thing. Grammar is confusing.
2006-07-30 12:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Casey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none of those were...is correct, the plural is from the word those.
2006-07-30 12:10:24 · answer #6 · answered by pink_pink_u_stink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) is the right one.
You'd say:
None of those were correct;
or:
That wasn't correct.
You wouldn't say:
None of those was correct.
In that sense, 'none' is plural.
2006-07-30 12:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by Foxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none of those were is correct. Coz it is plural.
2006-07-30 12:09:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plural. Use it in a sentence thinking about your friends.
2006-07-30 12:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by Alex62 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a is correct
why?
because i said so
and it sounds better
2006-07-30 12:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by Cami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋