none of + plural vs. not one of + plural

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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:03 am
Fractal wrote:I just read something interesting, which I wanna share:

"none of + plural noun" --> verb: singular OR plural

"not one of + plural noun" --> verb: always singular

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fractal
yup this is a rule which you should remember

none can refer to singular or plural noun

no one/not one refers always to singular

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