none of them smoke vs none of them smokes

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'None of them smoke' is used when referring to a plural subject, while 'None of them smokes' is used when referring to a singular subject. The choice between 'smoke' and 'smokes' depends on the number of the subject being referred to.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1739 views

none of them smoke

This phrase is correct when referring to a plural subject.

This phrase is used when talking about a group of people or things, none of which engage in smoking.

Examples:

None of them smoke, so the room always smells fresh.
None of them smoke, but they all enjoy the occasional drink.
None of them smoke, which is great for their health.

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None of you Americans smoke anymore.
It turns out none of the smoke alarms actually worked.
None of my family smoke, Malcolm, and neither do you.
None of us in here smoke, Mr Carruthers.
But none of the footage is better than this, because, Once the smoke started, you couldn't see anything.
Yeah. If I want to smoke, it's none of Big Brother's business.
None of guys, none of that happened.
Why don't you pass me one of them smokes?
None of them felt any pain.
None of that means I killed Antonio.
And none of us contributed anything new.
None of them are incarcerated, currently.
Glad none of the rules applied.
- None of that ever happened.
Never tortured - none of it.
None of these relationships lasted very long.
None of them were found near their homes.
None of us could stand her.
None of this is really happening.
None of them shot this bear.

Alternatives:

None of them are smokers
None of them engage in smoking
None of them indulge in smoking
None of them partake in smoking
None of them have the habit of smoking

none of them smokes

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular subject.

This phrase is used when talking about a single person or thing that does not smoke.

Examples:

None of them smokes, so the air in the house is always clean.
None of them smokes, which is good for their health.
None of them smokes, which is a relief for me.

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None of you Americans smoke anymore.
It turns out none of the smoke alarms actually worked.
None of my family smoke, Malcolm, and neither do you.
None of us in here smoke, Mr Carruthers.
But none of the footage is better than this, because, Once the smoke started, you couldn't see anything.
Yeah. If I want to smoke, it's none of Big Brother's business.
None of guys, none of that happened.
Why don't you pass me one of them smokes?
None of them felt any pain.
None of that means I killed Antonio.
And none of us contributed anything new.
None of them are incarcerated, currently.
Glad none of the rules applied.
- None of that ever happened.
Never tortured - none of it.
None of these relationships lasted very long.
None of them were found near their homes.
None of us could stand her.
None of this is really happening.
None of them shot this bear.

Alternatives:

None of them is a smoker
None of them is into smoking
None of them has the habit of smoking
None of them is a tobacco user
None of them is addicted to smoking

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none of them smoke vs none of them smokes