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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Everybody singular or plural?
Is everybody singular or plural? I think I have seen both used
Everybody run/runs over to her to check if she's all right.
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[1] Everybody runs over to her to check if she's all right. [2] Everybody run over to her to check if she's all right. e.
- [1] Everybody runs over to her to check if she's all right.
- [2] Everybody run over to her to check if she's all right.
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- with any of the primary (tensed) verb forms such as the 3rd person singular "runs" in [1].
- [2] is an imperative construction with "everybody" as subject.
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[1] Everybody runs over to her to check if she's all right.
[2] Everybody run over to her to check if she's all right.
"Everybody" is always singular for agreement purposes, i.e. with any of the primary (tensed) verb forms such as the 3rd person singular "runs" in [1].
[2] is an imperative construction with "everybody" as subject. But the verb "run" is n
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