plural or singular

which is correct?

Any of my friend or
any of my friends?

any is always followed by a singular
similarly every is also followed by a singular
every is the short for each and every

[mykwyner]

Any means a single one of a plural quantity. As the subject of a sentence it takes a singular verb. "Any of my friends is willing to help me." In that sentence you are speaking of a particular group (your freinds). "Any friend who lends you money is a good friend." In this sentence there is no particular group of friends, therefore no prepositional phrase (of my...).