Aamir Tariq
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2016
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Urdu
- Home Country
- Pakistan
- Current Location
- Pakistan
Now, when we have either two or more than two third person singular nouns or pronounce in a single statement especially when we are using them as one subject, tell me if we should use "is" or "are"with them, and especially when one of those pronounces is "everybody".
Mary, John and everybody else is fine.
Mary, John and everybody else are fine.
Interrogatives
Is Mary, John and everybody else fine.
Are Mary, John and everybody else fine.
Well, to me if there were only Mary and John and not "everybody else" then "are" sounds more natural to my ears.
Mary and John are fine. (correct)
Mary and John is fine. (incorrect)
Interrogatives
Are Mary and John fine? (correct)
Is Mary and John fine? (incorrect)
Regards
Aamir the Global Citizen
Mary, John and everybody else is fine.
Mary, John and everybody else are fine.
Interrogatives
Is Mary, John and everybody else fine.
Are Mary, John and everybody else fine.
Well, to me if there were only Mary and John and not "everybody else" then "are" sounds more natural to my ears.
Mary and John are fine. (correct)
Mary and John is fine. (incorrect)
Interrogatives
Are Mary and John fine? (correct)
Is Mary and John fine? (incorrect)
Regards
Aamir the Global Citizen