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by ankit1383 » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:10 am
Each of the three horsemen had their own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none were very convincing.

A. their own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none were
B. their own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of them were
C. his own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of the stories was
D. his own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but no story was
E. his own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of the stories were


None is a SANAM pronoun.....means "None of X"...verb will depend upon X.....But in OA....it is totally different
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by logitech » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:23 am
This can not be a GMAT question.

The new MGMAT SC guide states that NONE OF THE PLURAL NOUN can take either a singular or plural verb!! (page 48)- 3th Edition

In this case both C and E are correct. But the question MIGHT assume a // between HIS and WAS and mark the OA as C
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by amitabhprasad » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:15 am
I will pick "E"
Thats because as per MGMAT NONE can be singular or plural based on 'object of preposition "OF", and in "none of the stories" as stories is plural shouldn't this be
'none of the stories were'
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by mowghli » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:47 am
E is my pick too. What is OA?
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by ankit1383 » Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:08 pm
OA.................C
I was nor sure about the New Rule that None of the Plural noun can take either singular or plural verb.....
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by tanviet » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:58 pm
Why D is wrong?
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:19 am
Can someone please tell why "c" is preferred over "e". As per Manhattan GMAT rules...we should pick "e".....none of the "stories"....were...
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Re: Three Horsemen

by ronniecoleman » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:22 am
logitech wrote:This can not be a GMAT question.

The new MGMAT SC guide states that NONE OF THE PLURAL NOUN can take either a singular or plural verb!! (page 48)- 3th Edition

In this case both C and E are correct. But the question MIGHT assume a // between HIS and WAS and mark the OA as C
Kaplan 800 also has a example wherein...

none of the students has

probably manhattan experts please chip in and clear the issue..
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by tanviet » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:55 am
my freinds

why D is wrong,

help , pls
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by piyush_nitt » Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:02 am
duongthang wrote:my freinds

why D is wrong,

help , pls
But introduces a independent clause.

needs a subject + clause

None + were/was.
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by tanviet » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:29 pm
WHY D IS WRONG MY FRIEND

there is still a clause
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by confuse mind » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:26 am
Although this is old, any comments on C/D/E ?
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by The Iceman » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:10 pm
ankit1383 wrote:Each of the three horsemen had their own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none were very convincing.

A. their own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none were
B. their own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of them were
C. his own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of the stories was
D. his own stories to tell about the Brimstock episode, but no story was
E. his own story to tell about the Brimstock episode, but none of the stories were


None is a SANAM pronoun.....means "None of X"...verb will depend upon X.....But in OA....it is totally different
The usage of "none" as a SANAM pronoun is a bit controversial and almost all the occurrences of "none" in the last few editions of OG, or gmat prep SCs have been for singular usage.

While "none" can take plural as well, this kind of usage has never been tested on last 2-3 OG editions or gmatpreps. However, use of none as plural can be found in some RC and CR problems of the OG.

~courtesy findings of Ron Puerwal

As such, it is better to stick to singular usage as far as SCs are concerned.

If you follow that option C is the one to choose.
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by B166418 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:29 pm
Experts please reply .....
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