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Remember the singular indefinite pronouns more easily by
                         grouping them:




                          each                           all the bodies


                          either                         all the ones



                          neither                        all the things

               The following indefinite pronouns are always singular.





                 anybody               either                    neither             one



                 anyone                everybody                 no one              somebody


                 anything              everyone                  nobody              someone



                 each                  everything                nothing             something


                    Examples of Pronoun Agreement with

                    Singular Indefinite Pronouns




                        singular              plural
                      Somebody called you, but they didn’t leave a message.





                        singular            singular
                       Somebody called you, but he didn’t leave a message.




                      singular                    plural
                      Each of the team members has their own particular strength.
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