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Indefinte Pronouns 08 Dec 2007, 00:26
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The herbicide Oryzalin was still being produced in 1979, three years after the wives of workers producing the chemical in Rensselaer, New York, were found either to have had miscarriages or to have borne children with heart defects; none of the pregnancies was normal.
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Why is a singular verb used for this construction? Why is were incorrect?

Isn't the object of the "of" construction suppose to be analyzed in order to figure out the singular/plural verb for None, All, Some, Any, and Most pronouns?



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Indefinte Pronouns 10 Dec 2007, 02:17
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I believe "none" functions as "not one". So not one is singular. Anyone else?
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Use a singular vb with each, either, everyone, everybody, neither, none, nobody, someone
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The herbicide Oryzalin was still being produced in 1979, three years after the wives of workers producing the chemical in Rensselaer, New York, were found either to have had miscarriages or to have borne children with heart defects; none of the pregnancies was normal.
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Why is a singular verb used for this construction? Why is were incorrect?

Isn't the object of the "of" construction suppose to be analyzed in order to figure out the singular/plural verb for None, All, Some, Any, and Most pronouns?
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From Spideys note
None is one of the indefinite pronouns that is singular or plural. There
used to be a old rule that defined that none is less than zero so it
inherits a singular verb. However it is used in different context many
times, and I would agree with you that since 'pregnancies' is plural, it
should take a plural verb, but with the choices given...D is definitely
the best answer, and that is what ETS will look for.



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