see vs sees

[whl626]

" Anybody ____ Lila ? We are looking for her.

see or sees ?

I think anybody is a singular subject. ' sees ' is the answer right ?

[RonBee]

" Anybody ____ Lila ? We are looking for her.

see or sees ?

I think anybody is a singular subject. ' sees ' is the answer right ?

The expression is "Anybody see Lila?" Perhaps that violates the "rule", but that is the way it is. :wink: At any rate, that is short for "Does anybody see Lila", which is a variation of "Has anybody seen Lila?" (I sure hope they find Lila soon.)

:wink:

[whl626]

I sure would tell people to say ' does anybody see Lila " instead of encouraging them to chop off something from a sentence :P. My head spins seeing this kind of sentence :(

[Tdol]

It's an elliptical sentence that has lost the auxiliary verb, so 'sees' would sound rather strange.