No, I would say"none of my two friends likes reading " [h=2][/h][h=2][/h]"Does "none my two friends" sound right to you?
No, I would say"none of my two friends likes reading "
If you knew it was wrong without "of", why did you choose C?
It takes all kinds!NOT A TEACHER
1. Here is what one American authority says: "Generally speaking, none is is the more emphatic (my emphasis) way of expressing an idea.
More emphatic than what? None is is less emphatic than not one is: Not one is interested in opera versus None is interested in opera. (Neither is very natural. More likely: None of them is or Not one of them is.
But it's also the less common way, and it therefore sounds somewhat stilted [unnatural]." -- Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of Modern American Usage (1998), page 450.
2. Another American authority gives this example: "None [ = "not any"] of [the boxer's] fingers were broken." (The emphasis is the author's.) She adds: "When you really do mean 'not one,' it's better to say 'not one,' and use a singular verb: "Not one [the author's emphasis] of [the boxer's] fingers was broken." -- Patricia T. O'Conner, Woe Is I (1996), page 28.
I'll allow it. But personally, when I use none, I mean not one.
3. A personal observation: I am pretty sure that I have heard TV newsreaders use either the singular or plural verb in this kind of sentence: "The airplane came to a sudden stop. Fortunately, none of the passengers was/were hurt." I believe that "were" would sound more natural to most Americans.
A dialogue
Omar: Neither of my two friends likes reading.
Ron: Are you saying you only have two friends?
Omar: No, I'm not saying that at all.
Ron: Well, it certainly seems like it. Besides, why did you want to tell me your friends don't like to read?
Omar: Hey, you're the one making up this dialogue. Why don't you tell me?
No one has disagreed with 5jj's post #4. It answers your question.What is your answer, please?..............my two friends like reading.
a. Every of
b. Neither of
c. None
d. Either
[h=2]What is your answer, please?[/h]..............my two friends like reading.
a. Every of
b. Neither of
c. None
d. Either
No one has disagreed with 5jj's post #4. It answers your question.
C is incorrect, for reasons 5jj and others have explained above.
Do you still have questions?
Did you notice the verb"like'?B. Neither of
Yes. It should be likes.Did you notice the verb"like'?
That's because you're a smart person. (And they're not.)I don't have any problem with "Neither of my two friends likes reading".
Did you notice the verb"like'?