Subject-Verb Agreement
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| For more on subject-verb agreement visit Capitol Community College's Guide to Writing and Grammar. |
| The pronouns anyone, everyone, no one, one, and someone are singular. They each require a third-person singular verb. |
| Why do we say 'One of the people is poking the fire' even though people is a plural noun? |
| These people are having a bonfire party. Anyone is invited to this party. Everyone is having a good time. No one is eating a hot dog. One of the people is poking the fire. Someone is going to have to put the fire out later. |
| Do you know the answer to the question on the left? If you say it's because the word people is part of a prepositional phrase, you're right! |
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