the proper usage of the verb "share"

[engee30]

Everyone is happy.

With 'everyone' the notional value is plural and still the grammatical agreement wins the day.

MY family are happy.

No grammatical agreement, only notional.

How strange!

My family (= members of my family) are happy.

but

My family (= unit) is large.

[svartnik]

My family (= members of my family) are happy.

but

My family (= unit) is large.

What is your point, Eng?

[engee30]

What is your point, Eng?

I merely wanted to point out that there are two family words. One dealing with people as a unit, and the other dealing with people as individuals.

[svartnik]

Everyone is happy.

With 'everyone' the notional value is plural and still the grammatical agreement wins the day.

MY family are happy.

No grammatical agreement, only notional.

How strange!

What is even more interesting is this:

Everybody has got to be somewhere, do they not?

HAve just heard it in the film Appaloosa now.

[engee30]

What is even more interesting is this:

Everybody has got to be somewhere, do they not?

HAve just heard it in the film Appaloosa now.

I dare say it's a mistake to say so.