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Ethan85 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Please tell which one below is correct:
1) "Anybody have any questions." (I've heard this from native speakers)
OR
2) "Anybody has any questions." (I think this one is correct, because anybody is singular)
I know, first sentence is correct if we add "Does" in the beginning so like:
Does anybody have any questions?
But, if we are saying this without the word "Does", which one of the above 1) or 2) is correct?
Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
1) "Anybody have any questions." (I've heard this from native speakers)
OR
2) "Anybody has any questions." (I think this one is correct, because anybody is singular)
I know, first sentence is correct if we add "Does" in the beginning so like:
Does anybody have any questions?
But, if we are saying this without the word "Does", which one of the above 1) or 2) is correct?
Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
Top answer
Indefinite pronouns are always tricky. For example, even though "everybody" refers to a lot of people it refers to them as a singular group. " But, the answer to your question, to the best of my knowledge is "have" is correct.
- Indefinite pronouns are always tricky.
- For example, even though "everybody" refers to a lot of people it refers to them as a singular group.
- " But, the answer to your question, to the best of my knowledge is "have" is correct.
- You are missing an auxiliary verb which is required for this to be grammatically correct.
- " The "have" or "has" choice does not have anything to do with it being singular or plural; however, so perhaps that is the cause for confusion.
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Indefinite pronouns are always tricky. For example, even though "everybody" refers to a lot of people it refers to them as a singular group. Thus, you can say, "Everybody is laughing." not "Everybody are laughing."
But, the answer to your question, to the best of my knowledge is "have" is correct. You are missing an auxiliary verb which is required for this to be grammatically co
But, the answer to your question, to the best of my knowledge is "have" is correct. You are missing an auxiliary verb which is required for this to be grammatically co
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ethan85I know, first sentence is correct if we add "Does" in the beginning so like:That's correct -- but in casual conversation, people are likely to omit the "Does."
Does anybody have any questions?
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Thank you so much for so quick and comprehensive response, I really appreciate your help. Your response helped me a lot. 
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