Verb Agreement with "Trick Singular" Nouns and Pronouns
The following words require verb forms that agree with singular nouns:
- anybody
- every
- no one
- someone
- anyone
- everybody
- nobody
- something
- each
- everyone
- none
- either
- neither
- somebody
Examples:
- Monday is the day when each department head in marketing activates his or her voice mail.
- Everybody who hears little Loretta sing tells her parents that she is very expressive.
Exercise 2: Agreement with Trick Singular Nouns and Pronouns
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