http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+subject+tag%3aPlural+words+tag%3aSingular+verbsSearch results for 'tag:Plural subject tag:Plural words tag:Singular verbs' matching tags 'Plural subject', 'Plural words', and 'Singular verbs'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreOrIs/dxvdk/post.htm#320562Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:46:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:320562buddhaheartAccording to Answers com although none is etymologically derived from OE one it has been used as both a singular and a plural word from that time on as evident in the Bible works of J Dryden amp E Burke and many present day well known authors Today None is considered to be shortened form of not one no one amp not any as any lexicons will tell you Depending on the context it can take a singular or plural verb This seems to be the view of most people I won t go too far to say there s only one correct form i e the singular Examine the example There is none left If the context is I need another red pencil but not one is available the singular verb makes sense In None of us are grammarians the plural verb makes sense as none of us here means not any of us The plural sense all of us is implied In Anonymous question the plural form are is acceptable IMO The indefinite pronoun is actually used as a plural subject more often than not To the purist amp strict theorist this sounds odd and unsettling Well the English language like any other isn t really an exact science To add confusion here re some more lexicon amp grammar text examples None have has arrived yet There is none of it left None of the apples are rotten None of my children has have blonde hair None of his poems are well known None but fools have ever believed it