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35. Sam, together with his English setter, 
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for raccoons in the woods. (search)
36. An Amish farmer, along with his horses, 
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many fertile acres. (farm)
37. The captain, plus his alert crew, 
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at attention for the admiral. (stand )
38. Washing clothes, as well as drying them, 
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much harder in the past without
electric appliances. (be)
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Lesson 51
Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects
Many subjects are 
indefinite pronouns
. A verb must agree with an indefinite pronoun
used as a subject.
Singular:
Everyone in the band knows that old melody.
Singular:
Anybody realizes the truth in a case like this one.
Plural:
Many recognize the usefulness of such a course of action.
Plural:
Few admit such an embarrassing mistake.
Some pronouns can be either singular or plural, depending on the nouns to which they
refer.
Singular:
All of the cake tastes good, Michelle.
Plural:
All of these cars are expensive.
Indefinite pronouns fall into three groups.
Always Singular:
each
everyone
nobody
anything
either
everybody
nothing
someone
neither
everything
anyone
somebody
one
no one
anybody
something
Always Plural:
several
few
both
many
Singular or Plural: some
all
most
none
 Exercise 1