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Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things. The
following indefinite pronouns should be treated as singular, even if
they seem to refer to plural objects: anybody, anything, anyone,
each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no
one, somebody, someone, something.

For example:
1. Each of my colleagues has an office.
2. Everybody wants to see the new proposal.

The following indefinite pronouns can be plural or singular depending
on the noun to which they refer: all, any, none, some.

For example:
1. None of the directors were at the meeting.
2. None of his advice makes sense.

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Exercise:
Select the correct form of the verb to go with the indefinite pronoun:
1. Everybody who signed up for the office party (was/were) there.
2. Anyone who needed additional training (was/were) provided an
opportunity to attend classes.
3. All ordered materials (has been/have been) delivered.
4. Some of this report (has/have) to be rewritten.

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Vocabulary word of the week:

Infringement (noun) [in-FRINJ-mint] - a violation of an agreement or
regulation, an encroachment on a personal right.

Requiring employees to stay in the building during their lunch breaks
is an infringement on their rights.

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Answers:
1. Everybody who signed up for the office party was there.
2. Anyone who needed additional training was provided an opportunity
to attend classes.
3. All ordered materials have been delivered.
4. Some of this report has to be rewritten.

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