For words that indicate a partial amount—some, all, none, etc.—if the noun is plural, use a plural verb, and if the noun is singular use a singular verb.
Examples:
None of the chickens are good.
None of this chicken is good.
Some of the pies are good.
Some pie is good, some pie is not.
All of us are going.
All of this pie is good.
In each case the plurality of the italicized noun is matched by the verb.
Disclaimer: advice on this (especially the sometimes plural use of "none") varies, see my source for details.
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