In the following sentence, which is correct, "is" or "are"? "None of the boxes "is/are" checked, except the yellow box." | Anne Brandt

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In the following sentence, which is correct, “is” or “are”? “None of the boxes “is/are” checked, except the yellow box.”

Posted on February 7, 2013

None really means ‘not one’ and takes a singular verb. Therefore, “none of the boxes is checked” is correct.

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