Question

everybody at the Halloween party ___ wearing a costume.
1. were
2.are
3.was
4.am​

Answer 1

Answer:

was

Explanation:

everybody at the halloween party was wearing a costume

Answer 2

The correct answer is: Everybody at the Halloween party was wearing a costume.

• Singular pronouns are followed by singular verbs and plural pronouns are followed by plural verbs.
• 'were' and 'was' are past tense forms of the verb 'to be'. 'was' is used with singular pronouns and 'were' is usually used with plural pronouns (except in the cases where the pronouns are 'we' or 'you')

• 'are' and 'am' are the simple present forms of the verb 'to be'. It is always used in first person singular - I, and 'are' is used along with plural pronouns.
• 'everybody' is an indefinite pronoun that has a singular force. Hence, it will be followed by a singular verb, which here is 'was'.

• Hence the correct answer is option 3) was.

The correct answer is: Everybody at the Halloween party was wearing a costume.

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