I was asked if the following sentences will create problems and what are the assumptions I have to make:
(d) There are grammarians in the room but none of them is an American.
(e) There are grammarians in the room but none of them are Americans.
What is the problem in both sentences?
They clearly have two main clauses which are connected by the coordinated conjunction 'but'. I know that grammar-wise, the 'is/are' don't really matter since both can be used with 'none', but would the tense in the first main clause 'are' affect the use of 'none'?
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