Are the people in 'Everyone' and 'Everybody' sentences referred to using singular or plural grammar?
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I looked through some past queries and I believe this particular take on the question has not yet been addressed:
Which of the following sentences is correct?:
Everyone was working as a volunteer.
Everyone was working as volunteers.
Should the 'volunteers' be referred to as singular or plural and why?
I personally imagine 'a volunteer' as being one giant volunteer made up of multiple people and 'volunteers' as being each separate volunteer in the group.
Thanks!
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I looked through some past queries and I believe this particular take on the question has not yet been addressed:
Which of the following sentences is correct?:
Everyone was working as a volunteer.
Everyone was working as volunteers.
Should the 'volunteers' be referred to as singular or plural and why?
I personally imagine 'a volunteer' as being one giant volunteer made up of multiple people and 'volunteers' as being each separate volunteer in the group.
Thanks!
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I looked through some past queries and I believe this particular take on the question has not yet been addressed:
Which of the following sentences is correct?:
Everyone was working as a volunteer.
Everyone was working as volunteers.
Should the 'volunteers' be referred to as singular or plural and why?
I personally imagine 'a volunteer' as being one giant volunteer made up of multiple people and 'volunteers' as being each separate volunteer in the group.
Thanks!
grammatical-number
asked Oct 17 at 7:32
Karltron Omega
1
I looked through some past queries and I believe this particular take on the question has not yet been addressed:
Which of the following sentences is correct?:
Everyone was working as a volunteer.
Everyone was working as volunteers.
Should the 'volunteers' be referred to as singular or plural and why?
I personally imagine 'a volunteer' as being one giant volunteer made up of multiple people and 'volunteers' as being each separate volunteer in the group.
Thanks!
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asked Oct 17 at 7:32
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asked Oct 17 at 7:32
Karltron Omega
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asked Oct 17 at 7:32
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Everyone was working as a volunteer. (consistently singular). All were working as volunteers. (consistently plural)
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
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'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
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Everyone was working as a volunteer. (consistently singular). All were working as volunteers. (consistently plural)
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
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'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
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Everyone was working as a volunteer. (consistently singular). All were working as volunteers. (consistently plural)
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
add a comment |
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up vote
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Everyone was working as a volunteer. (consistently singular). All were working as volunteers. (consistently plural)
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
Everyone was working as a volunteer. (consistently singular). All were working as volunteers. (consistently plural)
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
answered Oct 17 at 7:37
Les Tivers
34312
34312
'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
add a comment |
'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
'Everyone' means literally 'every one (person)', so each of them was a volunteer.
– Kate Bunting
Oct 17 at 7:57
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
I've just been looking for more examples from the net and have found:
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:35
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as individuals? (quora.com/How-do-we-treat-everyone-as-individuals) Is this just incorrect? Thanks!
– Karltron Omega
Oct 19 at 4:44
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
How do we treat everyone as an individual? (or) How do we treat all as individuals?
– Les Tivers
Oct 20 at 10:35
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