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by gmat4babu » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:43 pm
On the Official Guide for GMAT Review 11th edition(page number: 640), I found this sentence:

17. None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains why most of the people exposed to the alleged causes do not commit crimes and, conversely why so many of those not so exposed have.

According Manhattan GMAT, if "None" is followed by "of" then object followed by "of" determines the number of the subject and hence "None" should plural.

So why verb "explains" instead of plural verb "explain"?
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by ronniecoleman » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:23 pm
yup!
right catch!!

Infact in Kaplan 800.... the First SC also follows this trend.

Manhattan says:
None + of + noun ( plural ) ---- verb should be plural...

but OG and Kalpan do not agree ...

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by pbanavara » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:57 pm
I think here 'explains' is not the verb , it's specify. which is in agreement with the plural None. Explains is in agreement with the singular specify.

"None of .... to specify .. explains ... "

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by 4meonly » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:31 pm
None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains

This sentence is absolutely correct.
None (singular) of the attempts explains...


This is like
One of every two businesses fails within two years.
Earth, one of the planets, has green trees.
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by ronniecoleman » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:43 am
Manhattan says:

S A N A M

some all none any most

for these constructions the

Look for the of construction and decide the verb ...

Some of the friends are
Some of the friend is
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