Subject-Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns

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Use a singular verb with the following indefinite pronoun subjects.

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

someone, somebody, something

anyone, anybody, anything

no one, nobody, nothing

everyone, everybody, everything

one, each, either, neither

Examples

Nothing works. Neither of his parents knows where he is. Someone has been sitting on my chair. Everyone agrees with you.

 

See also
Sentence Problems: Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronouns: Agreement with Antecedent
Relative Clauses and Relative Pronouns: Agreement after "one of", "the only one of"