Unit 7, Subject-Verb Agreement
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Grammar
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
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