> LESSONS AND TESTS: -ing | AS or LIKE | Abbreviations and acronyms. Here you are! That's it! Easy, isn't it? If you keep to this grammatical principle, you can't make a mistake and, depending on the country or region where you are, too bad if some followers of other linguistic trends cringe at what you're saying! These other variations will be studied in a more detailed and complicated lesson. Everybody has a right to protest if they feel like it!
Tell everyone to give their paper back next Monday. The verb used is in the 3rd person singular, and therefore bears the –s of this third person if necessary.Ģ) Now, what with the personal pronoun standing, if necessary, for the indefinite pronoun « everyone/everybody » ?Īccording to purists in English Grammar, the personal pronoun must take the plural form! As everyone has asked you, go away now! « Everybody loves somebody, sometime ». There's here a consensus concerning this among grammarians from very different countries. Yet, i t requires the verb in the singular. Let's say that in standard British English, you should remember two important rules.ġ) « EVERYONE/EVERYBODY », the indefinite pronoun (written here in one word), means « all the persons ». In this lesson for beginners, we're not going to go into details, but go right to what is essential, and « basic ». > Double-click on words you don't understandĮveryone / Everybody + singular or pluralĮVERYBODY. > Similar tests: - Plural - Plural forms - Placement test 1 - Countable or Uncountable? - Some / Any / Much / Many - Some and any - Verb-singular or plural? - Adverbs of degree > Other English exercises on the same topics: Plural | Pronouns | Quantities Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #111782: Everyone / Everybody + singular or plural