Usage of "None of my friends"

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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 …