Everybody
'Everybody' is an indefinite pronoun that refers to a total number of people. In this part, we will go through its uses and grammatical rules in English grammar
Everybody is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to a total number of people or things. In this lesson, we will discuss when and how to use it.
'Everybody' as an Indefinite Pronoun
Use
Everybody is a universal indefinite pronoun. As we mentioned earlier, it is used to refer to a total number of people or things and it acts as the subject or the object of the sentence. Take a look at the following examples:
'Everybody' is the subject here.
I sent the invitations to
'Everybody' is the object.
Position in a Sentence
Everybody as an indefinite pronoun replaces the subject or the object. It is always used with a singular verb. For example:
Is
'Everybody' is the subject and is used with a singular verb.
Negation with 'Everybody'
Everybody is a positive pronoun so in order to make it negative, there are three options:
1. We use 'not' before everybody.
2. Nobody as a negative indefinite pronoun can be used instead of everybody.
3. Anybody as an indefinite pronoun can be used with a negative verb.
Take a look at the following examples:
Not
'Not' is headed 'everybody.'
Anybody is not forced to work that hard.
'Every Body' as a Noun
Every body is a noun phrase and it mostly refers to these nouns:
1. Every single body of humans (dead or alive)
2. The body of a plane, the body of a government, the body of a text, etc.
For example:
We are transferring
'Every body' refers to the dead people in the crime scene.
Tip
Everybody can be replaced with they when it is repeated in a sentence. Accordingly, its object pronoun is them, its possessive determiner is their, and its possessive pronoun is theirs. Look:
I know
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