Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'everyone'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Everyone on the team ____ expected to attend the awards dinner.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. isCorrect
- B. are
- C. were
- D. have been
Answer: A. is
'Everyone' is grammatically singular — it takes the same verb as 'each one'. So the verb is 'is'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. are
- 'are' agrees with 'team', but the subject is 'everyone', which is singular.
- C. were
- 'were' is plural and past tense. 'Everyone' is singular and the sentence is in the present.
- D. have been
- 'have been' is plural. 'Everyone' takes a singular verb: 'has been' or, more simply, 'is'.
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