<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>According to many grammar books, the number of the indefinite pronouns, such
<BR>as "some," "all," none," etc., depends on the number of the object of the
<BR>preposition.
<BR>Thus, if the object is considered singular, the singular verb is used;
<BR>likewise, when the object is plural, so should the verb be. The following
<BR>are examples:
<BR>"Some of the money is. . . ." "Some of the people are. . . ." None of
<BR>the cake is. . . ." "None of the cakes are. . . ." All of the protest is.
<BR>. . ."
<BR>"All of the protests are. . . ."
<BR> I don't know how stilted your example would sound, but, in light of the
<BR>above rule, it would be considered inaccurate.
<BR> PAT</FONT></HTML>