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Question

State whether true or false.

The below-mentioned sentence is grammatically correct.
None of the fruit were eaten. [Basic]

A
True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
In formal styles, we use "none of" with a singular verb when it is the subject. Hence, the verb would be "was" and the sentence is grammatically incorrect and Option B is appropriate.

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