Hi,
Is "none of the students" followed by a plural or singular verb form?
In MGMAT guide it says that I should look at the noun object to determine the number of the subject but in BTGMAT flashcards it says and examples that "none of..." is always singular.
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This is relatively unimportant issue. Refer Ron's take on this, here :
https://www.beatthegmat.com/sanam-pronouns-t17033.html
Hope this helps !!
https://www.beatthegmat.com/sanam-pronouns-t17033.html
Hope this helps !!
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As Ron said, it hasn't been tested and probably won't be tested, but the rule is to use the noun in the prepositional phrase.
Correct: None of the desserts are appealing
vs
Incorrect: None of the desserts is appealing.
This goes for the following as well:
Some of
Any of
All of
Most of
Correct: None of the desserts are appealing
vs
Incorrect: None of the desserts is appealing.
This goes for the following as well:
Some of
Any of
All of
Most of
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