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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Anybody / Any one / Somebody / Some one
Can the following as a subject be used either with is or are? Or not like everybody or every one, which is always singular with is? Thanks in advance.
Anybody
Any one
Somebody
Some one
Anybody
Any one
Somebody
Some one
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they are all singular subjects. So, you have to use 'is' for all of them.
- they are all singular subjects.
- So, you have to use 'is' for all of them.
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they are all singular subjects. So, you have to use 'is' for all of them.
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Thanks, andrewaffidon, for your reply. Big help. 
Does the use of any before a noun make it singular? Is the examp
Does the use of any before a noun make it singular? Is the examp
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We usually use 'any' for negative and interrogative sentences like these :
I don't have any idea (negative)
Do you have any friends? (interrogative)
As you see in the examples, 'Any' can be used for either singular or plural nouns. And we can only use 'anybody' and 'anyone' as singular.
I don't have any idea (negative)
Do you have any friends? (interrogative)
As you see in the examples, 'Any' can be used for either singular or plural nouns. And we can only use 'anybody' and 'anyone' as singular.
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Thanks, andrewaffidon, for your clarification re: 'any'.
So there is no such word as 'anybodies' or 'anyones'. These nouns should always be singular and, of course, with singular verbs.
So there is no such word as 'anybodies' or 'anyones'. These nouns should always be singular and, of course, with singular verbs.
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