everybody, nobody, anybody, somebody are they plural or s?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:44 pm
Hello,
In Russian some of those words are plural (everybody) and some are singular(anybody, somebody) and so we use the appropriate conjugation.
So when I try to speak English I always stop and wonder how should I say 'Is there anybody ...?' or 'Are there anybody..?', 'Everybody was ...' or 'Everybody were ...'. Please, tell me this for sure :)
Thank you very much,
Dmitry
In Russian some of those words are plural (everybody) and some are singular(anybody, somebody) and so we use the appropriate conjugation.
So when I try to speak English I always stop and wonder how should I say 'Is there anybody ...?' or 'Are there anybody..?', 'Everybody was ...' or 'Everybody were ...'. Please, tell me this for sure :)
Thank you very much,
Dmitry