有读者问这样一道选择题:
(1)_____ of them has been turned to stone.
A. No one B. Not one C. No D. Even one
答案是B,而我认为应是A,请问哪一个正确? 又,是否亦可用None?
应选B。不可选A,因为no one(或拼作no-one)相当于nobody,其后一般不可接of them之类的介词短语,如:
(2)No one can do it.
顺便提及,上述句(1)中的Not one of them可以代之以None of them而意义不变,但后者的语气较弱,而且常后接复形动词。
