a)everybody will need their books for class
b)everybody will need his or her books for classs
c)neither a nor b
d)both a &b
and im not cheating my daddy keeps giving me homeworks to stay out of trouble
2007-08-31 06:37:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
B
EveryONE has a singular referent.
By the way, "homework" is a non-count noun. There is no plural.
2007-08-31 06:40:42 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Listen to 'Johnslat' - he has answered each of your questions correctly so far.
For a question like this, it often helps if you say a sentence outloud to yourself to find the general rule and then extrapolate it. For instance, you would say, "Everybody tells stories," not "Everybody tell stories," right? And you would say, "he tells" but "they tell." Therefore, "Everybody" is equivalent to "he" - which means it's singular.
(Make sure you use this technique with normal verbs like "to tell" or "to play" and not with the verbs "to be" or "to have" which are highly irregular and don't follow normal rules.)
Good luck with your homework, Hollow - and tell your daddy not to be too harsh on you or he'll put you off of grammar for the rest of your life. My dad did that to me with long division - he tried to make me an expert when I was 6 years old (not kidding). I got a 750 on the math SAT but I still suck at long division! :)
P.S. The infallible Persiphone - you give flawless answers when it comes to the publishing process, but you've slipped a couple notches here with your grammar advice. I still give you a thumbs up for just about everything else I've ever seen you post in these forums, however... :)
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2007-08-31 07:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They both do. Their and his or her are interchangeable. They mean the same thing. The sentence says everybody not everyone. Since his and her are the only sexes available, it can be replaced by their.
Dictionary.com ... everybody
IN BRIEF: All people within a given group of people.
I still go along with D
Pax = C
2007-08-31 06:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
B. The phrase "body" at the end of the word indicates one person so it would be his or her.
2007-08-31 06:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Jess 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
b
2007-09-03 08:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by miss lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋