None

None ___ correct


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Tan Elaine

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I have learned that either 'is' or 'are' is correct.
 

Tdol

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Many would agree with you, but some purists would disagree.
 

Rezafo

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None of your answers is/are correct.

Consider also: If there are N answers, and none of them could be considered correct, that makes N altogether that are incorrect, so the plural (None of your answers are correct) should be right.

This makes sense !
 

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So, what's the final verdict?

Are both correct?
 

Tdol

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It's a poll- they don't have verdicts.
 

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Sorry, by that, I meant final ANSWER !
 

Tdol

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I would say that they're both correct. Some might not agree.
 

Charlie Bernstein

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Where I come from, none is a contraction of not one.

So I say none is.

For those who disagree, consider this: In practical terms, none also means fewer than one. That would also take you to none is.
 
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