Agreement & negation · CEFR B1 · Independent
each, every, everyone in English
These words mean many people and count as one. The verb after them is always singular, however odd it sounds.
The shape
each / every / everyone / somebody + singular verb
Use a singular verb where English insists on one.
In Hindi
ये शब्द कई लोगों की बात करते हैं पर गिनती में एक माने जाते हैं। इनके बाद क्रिया हमेशा एकवचन।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Everybody have finished. | Everybody has finished. "Everybody" is singular, so the verb is "has". |
Learn these first
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- each / everyA2Talk about all of them, one at a time
- someone / anything / nobodyA2Talk about a person or thing you cannot name
Questions people ask
- What is the each, every, everyone used for?
- These words mean many people and count as one. The verb after them is always singular, however odd it sounds. In practice: use a singular verb where english insists on one.
- How do you form the each, every, everyone?
- each / every / everyone / somebody + singular verb.
- What is the most common mistake with the each, every, everyone?
- Saying “Everybody have finished.” instead of “Everybody has finished.”. "Everybody" is singular, so the verb is "has".
Where each, every, everyone fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
each, every, everyone is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to agreement & negation. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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