Everybody vs. Everyone
-They both means "every person"
-They are interchangeable
-Use whichever one sounds best for your particular sentence
Everyon vs. Every one
-when talking about "all people", use everyone. ex)Everyone must sleep.
-when talking about "each", use every one. ex)Every one of the papers has been graded.
Plural or Singular?
*everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody
Many grammarians disagree, but in general, indefinite pronouns should be considered singular
Ex) Everyone love him.
Everyone hates homework.
Everyone are happy. Everyone is happy.
Subject-Verb Agreement
The problem: English doesn't have a word to refer to a singular noun without a gender
The soution: Use "his or her"
Ex) Everyone is putting a smile on his or her face. Everyone is puttting a smile on their face. [British:their 사용가능]
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