Fill in the blank with a suitable verb.Q. Everybody ____ here for you....
Explanation:
In this sentence, the subject "everybody" is a singular noun. Therefore, we need to use a singular verb to agree with it.
The correct answer is option 'B'.
The verb "is" is the correct singular form of the verb "to be" in the present tense. It matches the subject "everybody" and indicates that everyone in the group is present for the person being referred to.
Example:
- Everybody is here for you. (Correct)
- Everybody are here for you. (Incorrect)
Fill in the blank with a suitable verb.Q. Everybody ____ here for you....
Subject-verb agreement is basically an agreement between the subject and the verb, in a sentence. "The subject must agree with the verb in number (singular or plural)." If the subject is singular, then the verb must be singular, for example: The dog is barking. (dog is singular, 'is' is a singular verb)
When the subject is plural, the verb also must be plural, for example: The dogs are barking. (dogs are plural, 'are' is a plural verb)
The subject in the given sentence is "everybody", (the subject is that thing or person that performs the action of the verb). 'Everybody' is a pronoun that refers to every body, or every person. It is singular, hence the verb that follows will also be singular.
From the options, 'is' is a singular verb whereas 'are' is a plural verb. (Consider the given examples.) The singular verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'everybody'. Hence option B is correct and A is incorrect.
When 'has' is used as the main verb, it means 'to possess or own something'. When placed in the given sentence, it does not express a complete thought: Hence option C is incorrect.
'Have' is the plural form of 'has'; neither does it agree with the subject, nor is it relevant in meaning here (the same as 'has'). Hence option D is incorrect.