Intermediate 📐 Grammar · #288 of 305

Someone, Anyone, No One, Everyone

Indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.

Examples

  • Everyone is here.
  • Nobody knows.

Key rules

  • Someone, anyone, no one, everyone take singular verbs
  • Use any- in questions and negatives (Is anyone here?)
  • Use some- in positives and offers (Someone called)
  • They can be followed by a pronoun they in everyday speech

Common mistakes

  • Everyone are here → Everyone is here
  • Nobody know → Nobody knows
💡 Tip: Treat all these words as singular.
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