Hi, my dear friends!We all know "none" and "no-one" are pronouns.But, I myself have a few challenges about using them.1- What is the difference between then?2- Is "no-one" correct or "no one"?3- I know that "no one" uses single verb, but what about "none"?Can "none" use single verb?4- Are my below sentences correct or not?A- No one knows this subject.B- No one came to my home last night.C- None came to class yesterday.D-None know this story.Best wishes,
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1. No one and no-one are both correct. In America we mostly write no one.
2. If none is followed by of + noun, its number (singular or plural) depends on the noun. If the noun is uncountable, this construction is singular.
There was none of snow last winter.
If the noun is countable, the constuction is plural:
None of you know the correct answer.
To confirm my words, I am qouting Oxford explanatory dictionary:
"Usage: It is sometimes held that none can only take a singular verb, never a plural verb: none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them are coming tonight . There is little justification, historical or grammatical, for this view. None is descended from Old English nān meaning ‘not one’ and has been used for around a thousand years with both a singular and a plural verb, depending on the context and the emphasis needed"
Dear Danny!
Thank you for your nice explanation.
I think, maybe, these pronouns make confused each learner.
So, your nice explanation help all learners to know the pronouns well.
Two questions, please:
1- I saw that English Club has used "no-one", while you have used "no one".
Is "no-one" correct or "no one" or both?
2- You have said that if SOMETHING is an uncountable noun, none is single.
How about if SOMETHING is a countable noun?
Is none single or plural?
Thanks in advance,
A- No one knows this subject. B- No one came to my home last night. C- None of the studens (or no one)came to class yesterday. D-None of you know this story. (or no one knows)
E- None of you know_ this subject. (or no one knows) F- None of you have answered my questions.
Dear Bijan! I will answer all your questions, maybe, not at once, but I will.
First, let's consider the difference between none and no one.
NO one means not a single person, nobody. No one is singular. For example:
No one knows about it. (It means, this fact is unknown at all).
None of something means not even a small amount of it. If something is an uncountable noun, none is singular. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. In this case none is plural. We mostly use OF after none:
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I got my answer very well.
Thanks a lot and best wishes,
Dear Bijan!
1. No one and no-one are both correct. In America we mostly write no one.
2. If none is followed by of + noun, its number (singular or plural) depends on the noun. If the noun is uncountable, this construction is singular.
There was none of snow last winter.
If the noun is countable, the constuction is plural:
None of you know the correct answer.
To confirm my words, I am qouting Oxford explanatory dictionary:
"Usage: It is sometimes held that none can only take a singular verb, never a plural verb: none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them are coming tonight . There is little justification, historical or grammatical, for this view. None is descended from Old English nān meaning ‘not one’ and has been used for around a thousand years with both a singular and a plural verb, depending on the context and the emphasis needed"
Thank you for your nice explanation.
I think, maybe, these pronouns make confused each learner.
So, your nice explanation help all learners to know the pronouns well.
Two questions, please:
1- I saw that English Club has used "no-one", while you have used "no one".
Is "no-one" correct or "no one" or both?
2- You have said that if SOMETHING is an uncountable noun, none is single.
How about if SOMETHING is a countable noun?
Is none single or plural?
Thanks in advance,
Now, about your sentenses.
A- No one knows this subject.
B- No one came to my home last night.
C- None of the studens (or no one)came to class yesterday.
D-None of you know this story. (or no one knows)
E- None of you know_ this subject. (or no one knows)
F- None of you have answered my questions.
Dear Bijan! I will answer all your questions, maybe, not at once, but I will.
First, let's consider the difference between none and no one.
NO one means not a single person, nobody. No one is singular. For example:
No one knows about it. (It means, this fact is unknown at all).
None of something means not even a small amount of it. If something is an uncountable noun, none is singular. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. In this case none is plural. We mostly use OF after none:
None of hot water has left.
None of you know the correct answer.
E- None knows this subject.
F- None has answered my questions.
Best wishes,