No,noneandnone of

Noneis the pronoun form ofno.Nonemeans ‘not one’ or ‘not any’. We use it as a pronoun to replace countable and uncountable nouns. We use it as subject or object:

Slorne stared … and seemed to try to find some strength which would let her speak. Butnonecame. (No strength came.)

My mother had two brothers. My father hadnone.(My father didn’t have any brothers.)

A:

What reasons did he give?

B:

None.

Whennoneis the subject, the verb is either singular or plural depending on what it is referring to.

I’m always looking for inspiration.Noneevercomes.

She’s always looking for ideas.Noneevercome.

We usenonewithofbeforethe, demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns:

Noneofhis old friends knew what had happened to him.

It doesn’t matter.None ofit was your fault.

We don’t usenone ofwhen there is already a negative word (not, n’t) in the clause:

She doesn’t rememberanyofus.

Not:She doesn’t remember none of us.

In formal styles, we usenone ofwith a singular verb when it is the subject. However, in informal speaking, people often use plural verbs:

None ofthat surprises me.

Indeed,none ofhis novels is well shaped or well written.

None ofthe products have been tested on animals and all the bottles are recyclable.(informal)

• We don’t usenonedirectly before nouns. We useno+ noun ornone of+ noun:

Nochildren in my group caused any trouble.(orNone ofthe children in my group …)

Not:None children in my group…