The indefinite pronoun is singular and takes a singular verb form; for example:
Someone has forgotten to pick up the mail again.
The word "someone" is singular. It refers to an unknown or unspecified person.
It is singular hence the word 'one'.
It is singular hence the word 'one'.
The indefinite pronoun 'someone' is singular; it takes the place of a noun for one unknown or unnamed person.
The correct singular possessive form is someone else's.Example: That is someone else's problem.Note: The word 'someone' is an indefinite pronoun. The word 'else' is an adverb. The pronoun and adverb combination is functioning as a compound noun.
Sonría / sonrían // sonríe / sonreíd. (Formal singular/plural//informal singular/plural)
It is singular because you have 1 home, but you don't have 2 home. ~Alexia
It is singular. You would say 'somebody is there', not 'somebody are there'. 'Nobody' and 'everybody' are also singular. So are 'someone', 'no-one', and 'everyone'. So are 'something', 'nothing', and 'everything'. The root words are 'body', 'one', and 'thing', which are all singular. Therefore the full words are singular.
The noun prosecution is singular. The plural form is prosecutions.
The pronoun and antecedent are in agreement.The pronouns 'he or she' form a singular compound subject (based on the conjunction 'or' - he has/she has) that takes the place of the singular antecedent 'someone'.
The singular indefinite pronouns are:anotheranybody, anyone, anythingeacheitherenougheverybody, everyone, everythinglesslittlemuchneithernobody, no one, nothingoneothersomebody, someone, somethingyou (unspecified person, someone in general)The plural indefinite pronouns are:bothfew, fewermanyothersseveralthey (people in general)The indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural:allanymoremostnonesomesuch
"When someone wants to succeed at school they have to know how to study and manage time."The pronoun "they" does not agree in number with the antecedent "someone".The pronoun "someone" is a singular indefinite pronoun.The pronoun "they" is a plural personal pronoun.However, the pronoun "someone" is a gender neutral pronoun. There is no singular, gender neutral, personal pronoun that can take its place. It is common practice in English to use the gender neutral, plural pronouns "they" or "them" to take the place of a singular, gender neutral noun or pronoun antecedent.An alternate to using a pronoun that doesn't agree in number is changing the singular antecedent "someone" to the plural, gender neutral noun "students"."When students want to succeed at school they have to know how to study and manage time."