None and None of +
A Teacher’s Note
None + singular uncountable noun
None of + singular
uncountable noun
If none or none of + singular uncountable noun
is used as the subject of the sentence,
It functions as a singular subject.
So, it takes a singular verb.
( √ ) None has come
yet.
( √ ) None of this money is yours.
(Money = singular
uncountable noun)
None of + plural noun
None of + plural pronoun
If none of + plural noun / plural pronoun is used as the subject of the sentence,
It functions as a singular or plural subject.
So, it takes a singular or plural verb.
But the use of singular verbs is considered to be
better; as,
( √ ) None
of these girls is naughty. (Better)
( √ ) None of these girls are naughty.
( √ ) None of us is honest. (Better)
( √ ) None
of us are honest.
None is used in the sense of not one of more
than two persons or things.
It is a negative word.
So, negative words like – no, not, never, etc.
are not used with it.
If a negative word is used with none the sentence
gives an affirmative sense.
A singular verb or a plural verb is used with
any
But a singular verb used with any is considered
to be better.
( √ ) Does any of them know? (Better)
( √ ) Do
any of them know?
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