In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 19 in the category of NEGATION is defined as:
‘NEITHER OF’, ‘NONE OF’ + PRONOUN or noun phrase with the affirmative form of the verb.
Expert examples:
None of us thought it could happen in America or anyplace else.
You can not bring up a conversation topic if neither of you is interested.
STUDENT EXAMPLE:
The funny part is when the investigation was done
it was realised that none of the family members had actually seen the movie.
TLC, Speaking Test, Female, India, C2
Neither|None of * * * *
on iWeb:
1 NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 279
2 NONE OF MY BUSINESS , BUT 194
3 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . – 113
4 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . I 101
5 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . YOU 101
6 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . ” 100
7 NONE OF THIS IS TO SAY 78
8 NONE OF THIS WOULD ‘VE HAPPENED 78
9 NONE OF MY BUSINESS . I 72
10 NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS . 66
11 NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE 55
12 NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN 54
13 NONE OF THIS IS REAL . 51
14 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS , ” 50
15 NONE OF THAT IS TRUE . 49
16 NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING 48
17 NONE OF THIS IS GOING TO 47
18 NONE OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT 47
19 NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE 45
20 NONE OF MY BUSINESS . – 44
21 NONE OF MY BUSINESS . ” 43
22 NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS . 42
23 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . IT 41
24 NONE OF US ARE GOING TO 39
25 NONE OF THIS EVER HAPPENED . 37
26 NONE OF THE REST OF US 36
27 NONE OF MY BUSINESS . BUT 32
28 NONE OF THIS IS TRUE . 30
29 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . WHAT 29
30 NONE OF IT IS TRUE . 27
31 NONE OF THAT IS GOING TO 27
32 NONE OF THE ABOVE . ” 27
33 NONE OF THIS , HOWEVER , 27
34 NONE OF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO 27
35 NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE 27
36 NONE OF MY BUSINESS , ” 26
37 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . WELL 25
38 NONE OF THE ABOVE . 24
39 NONE OF IT . ” 23
40 NONE OF MY BUSINESS . IT 23
41 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . BUT 22
42 NONE OF IT MAKES ANY SENSE 21
43 NONE OF THAT MATTERS NOW . 21
44 NONE OF THIS , OF COURSE 21
45 NONE OF THIS IS MEANT TO 21
46 NONE OF US HAD EVER SEEN 21
47 NONE OF IT WAS TRUE . 20
48 NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 20
49 NONE OF US ARE PERFECT . 20
50 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . AND 20
51 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS . SO 20
52 NONE OF YOUR GODDAMN BUSINESS . 20
Neither|None of _p * * *
1 NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE 45
2 NONE OF US ARE GOING TO 40
3 NONE OF IT IS TRUE . 27
4 NONE OF IT . ” 23
5 NONE OF IT MAKES ANY SENSE 21
6 NONE OF IT WAS TRUE . 21
7 NONE OF US HAD EVER SEEN 21
8 NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 20
9 NONE OF US ARE PERFECT . 20
1 I KNOW IT ‘S NONE OF 84
2 . OF COURSE , NONE OF 77
3 OF COURSE , NONE OF 67
4 . IN FACT , NONE OF 45
5 . I MEAN , NONE OF 40
6 ? – IT ‘S NONE OF 35
7 . ” IT ‘S NONE OF 34
8 , YOU KNOW , NONE OF 33
9 . ” ” NONE OF 29
10 ? – THAT ‘S NONE OF 28
11 YOU DO N’T WANT NONE OF 28
12 , OF COURSE , NONE OF 27
13 . SO FAR , NONE OF 26
14 I DO N’T WANT NONE OF 24
15 IN THE END , NONE OF 24
16 TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF 24
17 . – IT ‘S NONE OF 23
18 . HOWEVER , NONE OF 22
19 AS I KNOW , NONE OF 22
20 DO N’T KNOW . NONE OF 21
1 NEITHER OF US HAD EVER BEEN 63
2 NEITHER OF US HAD ANY IDEA 52
3 NEITHER OF US HAD BEEN TO 51
4 NEITHER OF US HAVE EVER BEEN 47
5 NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS . 44
6 NEITHER OF THE EAST NOR OF 34
7 NEITHER OF THEM ARE GOING TO 30 (‘ARE’ should be ‘IS’)
8 NEITHER OF US HAD EVER SEEN 30
9 NEITHER OF US WERE ABLE TO 28
10 NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE 27
11 NEITHER OF US HAD EVER HEARD 25
12 NEITHER OF US KNEW HOW TO 24
13 NEITHER OF THESE ARE TRUE . 22
14 NEITHER OF THESE THINGS . 22
15 NEITHER OF US KNEW WHAT TO 22
16 NEITHER OF THE TWO MAIN PARTIES 21
17 NEITHER OF THEM , HOWEVER , 21
18 NEITHER OF US HAVE BEEN TO 21
19 NEITHER OF WHICH IS GOOD FOR 21