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- 14-Mar-2007, 17:38 #1
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none / not one / no one / nothing Hi.
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None of the promises have been kept.
Not one of the promises have been kept.
No one of the promises have been kept.
Nothing of the promises have been kept.
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and
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None of the soldiers were killed.
Not one of the soldiers were killed.
No one of the soldiers were killed.
Nobody of the soldiers were killed.
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All correct?
Last edited by siruss; 14-Mar-2007 at 17:46. Reason: adding questions
- 14-Mar-2007, 18:05 #2
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Teacher Re: none / not one / no one / nothing 
Originally Posted by siruss 
Hi.
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None of the promises have been kept.
None of the promises has
Not one of the promises have been kept. Not one of the promises has
No one of the promises have been kept. ALL WRONG
Nothing of the promises have been kept. ALL WRONG
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and
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None of the soldiers were killed. same as above!
Not one of the soldiers were killed.same as above!
No one of the soldiers were killed.same as above!
Nobody of the soldiers were killed.same as above!
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All correct?
Is that o.k.?
Hope it helps!
- 14-Mar-2007, 18:19 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: none / not one / no one / nothing You mean,
No one of ~ : wrong
Nothing of ~ : wrong
Nobody of ~ : wrong
None of ~ : right with a singular verb
Not one of ~ : right with a singular verb
Have I got it?
Thank you very much!
It really helps!
- 15-Mar-2007, 14:19 #4
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Teacher Re: none / not one / no one / nothing Sorry Siruss, I was being a bit lazy there
Yes,
None + singular verb
Not one + singular verb
"None" and "not one" are functioning as adjectives (numbers really)
but "nothing" and "nobody" and "no one" are pronouns and can take the place of the noun (in this case, subject), so cannot be used in this particular structure.
- 15-Mar-2007, 19:59 #5
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: none / not one / no one / nothing Originally Posted by fiona bramble Sorry Siruss, I was being a bit lazy there
Yes,
None + singular verb
Not one + singular verb
"None" and "not one" are functioning as adjectives (numbers really)
but "nothing" and "nobody" and "no one" are pronouns and can take the place of the noun (in this case, subject), so cannot be used in this particular structure.
Wow~
I didn't notice that you had replied to my question.
Thank you so much!
It is clear enough now.
