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[Ju]

I've just googled the following information.

( Everyone is' is the correct version. Although 'everyone' sounds like a lot of people, it is actually a singular pronoun, and therefore requires a singular verb. Same goes for the indefinite pronouns everybody, anybody, anyone, someone, somebody, anything, everything, no one, nothing.)

Is it correct?

Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

The statement in parentheses ("brackets" in BrE) is correct. The parentheses aren't.

 

[Ju]

The statement in parentheses ("brackets" in BrE) is correct. The parentheses aren't.

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

 

[Matthew Wai]

The following statement is correct.

'Everyone is' is the correct version. Although 'everyone' sounds like a lot of people, it is actually a singular pronoun, and therefore requires a singular verb. Same goes for the indefinite pronouns everybody, anybody, anyone, someone, somebody, anything, everything, no one, nothing.

 

[teechar]

'Everyone is' is the correct version. Although 'everyone' sounds like a lot of people, it is actually a singular pronoun and, therefore, requires a singular verb. The same goes for the indefinite pronouns 'everybody', 'anybody', 'anyone', 'someone', 'somebody', 'anything', 'everything', 'no one', and 'nothing'.

Is it correct?

Thanks.

See above.

 

[GoesStation]

The statement in parentheses ("brackets" in BrE) is correct. The parentheses aren't.

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

Using parentheses to mark a section was wrong. Use quotation marks or italics.