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==Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns== | ==Verb Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns== | ||
"Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things" (Hacker and Sommers 311). A few examples of Indefinite Pronouns are all, anything, neither, somebody, several, both, everyone, etc. | "Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things" (Hacker and Sommers 311). A few examples of Indefinite Pronouns are all, anything, neither, somebody, several, both, everyone, etc. | ||
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Both do well at taking tests. ("Both" is plural (referring to more than one); therefore the linking verb is "do" instead of "does.") | Both do well at taking tests. ("Both" is plural (referring to more than one); therefore the linking verb is "do" instead of "does.") | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||