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Jul 25, 2024
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sammyh72
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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.”
blackandblue
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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