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Old 09-May-2008, 11:03
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Is there a rule when to use is/are. Which is correct in the following sentence:-


None of us ever is.

None of us ever are.
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Is there a rule when to use is/are. Which is correct in the following sentence:-


None of us ever is.

None of us ever are.
None of them is as tall as Jim. None/nobody/no one is

One of them is stronger than Jim. One/someone/somebody is

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Both are used and both are correct. The first one, though, is considered conservative:

1. None of us ever is. <conservative>
2. None of us ever are.


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None of us are... Okay
None of us is...

I have to apologize.
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None of us is...

I have to apologize.
No need to apologize. Your initial post is correct.
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