navitasan  +  655584 Tue, 27 Jan 09 05:37 PM Which is correct: 1-Any of these ovens is good for you. 2-Any of these ovens are good for you. 3-Any of them is suitable. 4-Any of them are suitable. navitasan Joined on Sun, Jun 15 2008 Junior Member 63

	Kooyeen  +  655601 Tue, 27 Jan 09 05:52 PM Whoa! Your question is tricky, lol. I am still easily confused about that stuff. Anyway, I would say... Any of these ovens is good for you. (singular, but I don't see this as a particularly good sentence. Use the following in blue) All of these ovens are good for you. Every one of these ovens is good for you. Each of these ovens is good for you. Are any of these ovens good for you? (ok, but surprisingly plural!) Any of these ovens might/could/will/etc. be good for you (sounds good with a modal verb!) That's all I can say. Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,971 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Verbs, Plurals, Modals, Modal Verbs, Sentences, Colours

	renan torres-rivero  +  655660 Tue, 27 Jan 09 07:02 PM Hi Navitasan Both choices are grammatically correct. But this is not only with "any", but also with: either of, neither of and none of. For instance: 1) Is (or: Are) any of these children mischievous? 2) I wonder if either of those alternatives is (or: are) practical. 3) Neither of these cameras works (or: work) properly. 4) None of the plants has (or: have) grown very much. Hope this helps. Cheers! renan torres-rivero Joined on Sat, Jan 17 2009 Lima - Peru Full Member 114 RENAN TORRES-RIVERO Plants

	CalifJim  +  655830 Wed, 28 Jan 09 12:12 AM When used as a pronoun, any can take either a singular or plural verb depending on how it is construed: Any of these books is suitable (that is, any one). But are any (that is, some) of them available? http://www.bartleby.com/64/pages/page6.html CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Plurals, Pronouns

	renan torres-rivero  +  656418 Wed, 28 Jan 09 04:51 PM Hi Alda, So, you base that comment on what? Show me some examples. As far as I know, when a plural noun comes after none of, neither of, either of or any of; we can use either a singular or plural verb. Cheers, renan torres-rivero Plurals, Nouns

	alda1119  +  656992 Thu, 29 Jan 09 08:43 AM We use a singular verb when either or neither is the subject. Both words can be followed by of. Example: Either of them is the culprit. Example: Neither of them wants to come with us. alda1119 Verbs, Singular Verbs, Singular