Verb agreement

[asad hussain]

Hi,

Should it be recognizes or recognize (as in the text).

None of his old cohorts recognize the mysterious count as Edmond Dantès, though Mercédès does.

Thanks

 

[beascarpetta]

since it qualifies as a group noun , I'd go along with Spark Notes

 

[Teia]

Hi,

Should it be recognizes or recognize (as in the text).

None of his old cohorts recognize the mysterious count as Edmond Dantès, though Mercédès does.

Thanks

Your sentence is correct with the plural verb: recognize

none = not any