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When ANY is modified by a prepositional phrase that is plural, is the verb singular or plural?

ExampleFor example: Whether ANY of the doors along the hallway IS open or not

OR

  1. Whether any of the doors along the hallway is open or not

  2. Whether any of the doors along the hallway are open or not

 

Whether ANYThis is not a duplicate of the doors alonglinked question, which asks about the hallway ARE open or notdifference in usage between things like "any book" (with a singular noun) and "any books" (with a plural noun).

When ANY is modified by a prepositional phrase that is plural, is the verb singular or plural?

Example: Whether ANY of the doors along the hallway IS open or not

OR

Whether ANY of the doors along the hallway ARE open or not

When ANY is modified by a prepositional phrase that is plural, is the verb singular or plural?

For example:

  1. Whether any of the doors along the hallway is open or not

  2. Whether any of the doors along the hallway are open or not

 

This is not a duplicate of the linked question, which asks about the difference in usage between things like "any book" (with a singular noun) and "any books" (with a plural noun).

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When ANY is modified by a prepositional phrase that is plural, is the verb singular or plural?

When ANY is modified by a prepositional phrase that is plural, is the verb singular or plural?

Example: Whether ANY of the doors along the hallway IS open or not

OR

Whether ANY of the doors along the hallway ARE open or not