Usage of "None of my friends"

[Techsavvy]

Here is a rule i found for None.

Whenever none is used in a sentence the verb form is determined by the contruction “of”.
Consider the following sentence:

None of my friends (is/are) coming to the party.
According to the rule, are should be used since the construction “of” refers to friends (plural).

Am I correct?

[Mister_Micawber]

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As with your question on majority, none is grammatically singular, but notional concord often-- and often more naturally- draws the plural verb:

None of my friends are coming to the party.
None of the wine was left after the party.
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[Techsavvy]

Sorry still not clear…Anyone help :?

[Yankee]

Hi Techsavvy

That basically means that either the singular or the plural form of the verb can be used. Have a look at this:

use of 'none'

I want to eat some cake but there are/is none left. The verb needs to agree with the noun “cake” which is uncountable in this case (and NOT with the pronoun “none” as in your other three sentences). thefreedictionary.com/none It is widely asserted that none is equivalent to no one, and hence requires a singular verb and singular pronoun: None of the prisoners was given his soup. It is true that none is etymologically derived from the Old English word ān, “one,” but the word has been used as …