Could be either. Would depend on context.

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Jul 25, 2024
6:36:13am

lightmann All-American

Could be either. Would depend on context.

“None” can be either plural (are) or singular (is).

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lightmann

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Would it be "none of us IS a good replacement," or "none of us ARE a good

squidmark

Jul 25, 6:30am

Is, because none is singular

Gustav

Jul 25, 6:32am

that's what sounds natural, but in his sentence the phrase "none of us" is

cwilke1

Jul 25, 6:38am

But it's less ambiguous in this case

Gustav

Jul 25, 7:49am

this article says that for linking verbs, subject and not object controls the

cwilke1

Jul 25, 7:53am

Yes, and "replacement" is a big context clue as to whether the subject is

Gustav

Jul 25, 8:03am

if the subject was singular, it wouldn't refer to "us". would say he/she/it is

cwilke1

Jul 25, 8:10am

"Us" is irrelevant

Gustav

Jul 25, 8:17am

you're arguing context clues, but say that the closer context clue is

cwilke1

Jul 25, 8:27am

That's a tortured reading

Gustav

Jul 25, 8:31am

None of us is a woman.

RGGeemer

Jul 25, 8:33am

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RGGeemer

Jul 25, 8:33am

Contraction of “not one” of us…

LeGrandBleu

Jul 25, 7:55am

* portmanteau

ochobeeguy

Jul 25, 8:25am

Is

sammyh72

Jul 25, 6:32am

Thank you all. I'm now smarter than I was 15 minutes ago.

squidmark

Jul 25, 6:36am

Depends - are you an American trying to sound like a Euro soccer fan?

foofcoug

Jul 25, 6:33am

Correct answer

willkie40

Jul 25, 6:48am

Is

RGGeemer

Jul 25, 6:34am

Same as "noone" or "nobody". Singular

RGGeemer

Jul 25, 6:38am

It's spelled noon, and it's a time of day.

Jeffacka

Jul 25, 6:40am

Maybe he was going for that fakey Olde English style: "Meet me in towne at noone at the ice cream shoppe"

jdub

Jul 25, 7:42am

Could be either. Would depend on context.

lightmann

Jul 25, 6:36am

It depends what subset of us you are referring to. It can be either. None isn’t

AFewThoughts

Jul 25, 6:37am

“Ain’t no one here a good replacement.”

Jul 25, 6:40am

Depends.

IdahoCoug

Jul 25, 6:52am

As others have said, use “is” because “a” replacement refers to one replacement. For “are” to be employed, the…

Brisco

Jul 25, 7:26am

no, for a linking verb the subject still controls the conjugation. The object of

cwilke1

Jul 25, 7:38am

🤯

Brisco

Jul 25, 7:47am

RE: 🤯

BYUCLA

Jul 25, 8:24am

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