ACT 36: "None of these details captures" - Mistake?

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<p>On page 76 of ACT 36, one of the passages states:
"however, none of these details captures the essence of Phelps. . . "</p>

<p>It doesn’t actually ask to correct this, but shouldn’t it be: “however, none of these details CAPTURE the essence of Phelps. . .”??</p>

<p>On page 30, the book says: “Words indicating amount, like the word none, when used as the subject of a sentence, do not hang out in the Singles Club. They are married to one word-the word of. The noun at the end of an “of” phrase dictates the verb status.”</p>

<p>Examples:</p>

<p>None of my friends want to see…
A fraction of my friends work retain…
Seventy percent of the student body works…</p>

<p>Is that original sentence wrong, or am I just missing something?</p>

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<p>Both capture and captures are acceptable because none is a word that is used as a singular or a plural. When none means “not any” then it is plural. When none means “not one” it is singular. However, there are cases like this where you could say either. Consider the following.</p>

<p>Not one of the details captures… (singular)
Not any of the details capture… (plural)</p>

<p>Confusing! I had to look up the answer <a href=“http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/questions-and-quandaries/grammar/is-none-singular-or-plural”>1</a>. Good eye!</p>

<p>Ben</p>