You said the books were on the desk but there were none there.

题目

You said the books were on the desk but there were none there.
none一般不是都按单数对待的么.这里的none为什么是复数的呢.

答案

单数复数都可以,要看他所指代的词是复数还是单数. 这里none 指代books, 所以用复数.