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Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects

Problems in subject-verb agreement are also likely to occur when the

subject is an indefinite pronoun , a pronoun that does not refer to a

specific person or thing. The following indefinite pronouns are always

singular and require singular verbs.

each everybody everyone anything

either nobody one everything

neither somebody someone nothing

anybody anyone no one something

Memory Jogger

Remember the singular indefinite pronouns more easily by
grouping them:

Each, either, neither

All the bodies (anybody, everybody, somebody, nobody)

All the ones (anyone, everyone, someone, one, no one)

All the things (anything, everything, something, nothing)

Examples of Singular Verbs Used with

Singular Indefinite Pronouns