anyone, somebody, anybody...

[Sambodia]

Hello,
I'm quite confused when using words like anyone, someone, everybody, everyone...
Thanks for your help
Sambodia

[TheParser]

Hello,
I'm quite confused when using words like anyone, someone, everybody, everyone...
Thanks for your help
Sambodia

ATTENTION: NOT A TEACHER


(1) Kindly remember that many years ago, those words were probably spelled as

two words: any one, some one, every body, every one. Thus you should use a singular

verb, even though the idea of those words is plural.

(2) Do you know anyone who speaks Russian? (question)

No, I don't know anyone who speaks Russian. (negative)

(3) Do you know someone who speaks Russian? (a question when you think the person with whom you are speaking probably does know a Russian-speaking person.)

(4) Someone/somebody called on the telephone for you. I told her that you were not here and to call back in an hour. (an affirmative sentence. That is, it is not a question and not a negative sentence.)

(5) Does someone/somebody have a birthday tomorrow? (question when you are thinking of a particular person and you know the answer is probably YES.)

(6) Everybody/everyone needs to eat and sleep. (affirmative sentence)

(7) Does everybody/everyone at your job have a car? (question. P.S. "have" --

not "has" -- because it follows the auxiliary "does."

(8) Tom: Everyone/everybody likes me.

Mona: Not everyone/everybody likes you.

Tom: Who doesn't like me?

Mona: I don't!

Tom: Why didn't anybody tell me how you felt about me?

Mona: Because nobody/no one knew how I felt.

[billmcd]

Hello,
I'm quite confused when using words like anyone, someone, everybody, everyone...
Thanks for your help
Sambodia

And a brief note in addition to Parser's response: ......and all take a singular verb form.

[Sambodia]

Thank you so much, for your helpful answer!
Sambodia