Monday, May 25, 2015

word choice - "Neither", "none", "no one" + [of them] + verb-s


In a comment on English Language & Usage I read the following answer responding to a(n) asker's question: "Neither sound natural."


I have always had more than one doubt on the "neither" usage and I would like understand(ing) the "secrets" to use this word better or, at the best, correctly.


So, let us consider the following examples:



1 Neither sound natural.



2 None sound natural.


3 No one sound natural.


4 Neither of them sound natural.


5 None of them sound natural.


6 No one of them sound natural.


7 Neither sounds natural.


8 None sounds natural.


9 No one sounds natural.


10 Neither of them sounds natural.


11 None of them sounds natural.



12 No one of them sounds natural.



Comparing the above sentences (one) with each other, can anybody explain which is grammatical and why?




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