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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'



 
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:15 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

Hi,
Which of these two sentences is more correct:

"Is any of you fond of it?"
or
"Are any of you fond of it?"

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'Is' or 'Are'? #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:19 pm   'Is' or 'Are'?
 

Are any of you fond of it?
i think this is correct answer
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'Is' or 'Are'? #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:38 pm   'Is' or 'Are'?
 

Is any of you think that "are any of you" is incorrect? Smile
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:42 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

Oh, then which one is correct after all?
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:44 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

I am confused too Confused for Google search says people use both.
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:49 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

Well, I myself think both are correct, and which one to be chosen depends on what we imply when raising that question. If we expect there are more than one person to be fond of it, then we use 'are any of you', and vice versa.
What do you think?
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #7 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 18:00 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

No, I don't think, it is dictionary which thinks --

One or some or every or all without specification

Now -- what natives think? Smile
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'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' #8 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 19:33 pm   'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?'
 

Hi,

It's possible to say: Is any one of you? But 'any' on its own in that question imples plural and so we need to say: Are any of you?

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