None--singular/plural

[thapliyalabhi]

I was going through Sentence correction guide and read "None" can be plural also. But, nothing much was written to explain how.
Eg-None of you want to work/None of you wants to work.

If NONE is a form of NO ONE, how can it be plural.

When does NONE take singular form and when plural.

Please explain.

[Willy]

I was going through Sentence correction guide and read "None" can be plural also. But, nothing much was written to explain how.
Eg-None of you want to work/None of you wants to work.

If NONE is a form of NO ONE, how can it be plural.

When does NONE take singular form and when plural.

Please explain.

None is plural when it is used as "Not Any" and is singular when it is used as "No One".

Also, I've read somewhere on this forum that this distinction is not tested on GMAT, so don't worry.

Ohh.. yes, here is the link, in which Ron says this is not tested - no-one-and-none-t17368.html

Please read the post of Ron.

Edit: - Link added.

[thapliyalabhi]

I was going through Sentence correction guide and read "None" can be plural also. But, nothing much was written to explain how.
Eg-None of you want to work/None of you wants to work.

If NONE is a form of NO ONE, how can it be plural.

When does NONE take singular form and when plural.

Please explain.

None is plural when it is used as "Not Any" and is singular when it is used as "No One".

Also, I've read somewhere on this forum that this distinction is not tested on GMAT, so don't worry.

Ohh.. yes, here is the link, in which Ron says this is not tested - no-one-and-none-t17368.html

Please read the post of Ron.

Edit: - Link added.

Thanks Willy. That helped.

[RonPurewal]

thanks all. this topic will now be locked.