Agreement Quest

Awence · Unread post by **Awence** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:07 pm

1. Someone needs help.
2. Somebody help me.
3. One need not be shy at all time.

Please tell me why somebody and one are used as singular subject. i would also appreciate if you can tell me whether no 1 is correct. Thanks

Buddhaheart · Unread post by **Buddhaheart** » Sun May 13, 2007 5:04 am

1. Someone needs help. Correct.
2. Somebody help me. (= could someone please help me?)
3. One need not be shy at all time. (= One doesn’t need to be shy at all time.)

“Somebody” and “one” are always considered singular; “somebodies” and “ones” are plural.

Awence · Unread post by **Awence** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:18 am

Thanks for the clarification. Owed to the newspaper that sometimes confuses.