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Originally Posted by tdol I use both.  |
I use both :wink:
Subject-Verb Agreement
:D None of the
answers are correct. (none = not any)
:D The
answers are incorrect.
Compare singular:
:D The answer is incorrect.
:(
None of the answer is correct.
The verb 'is' is fine. It's 'the answer' that's the problem.
"none" requires a plural object (i.e. 'answers'):
:D
None of the answers ....
Note, however,
none can also mean, "not one (item)", as in
:D None of the food
is fresh. (not one (item))
:D Not
one item of food
is fresh.
When 'none of X' refers to 'not one (item)', the verb is singular.
Consider now:
:D
None of the answers is correct.
:D
Not one of the answers
is correct.
:D
None of the answers are correct.
:D
Not any of the answers
are correct.
Cas :D