An example would be it flew over everyone's heads, or it flew over everyone's head. Are the words everyone and everybody singular or plural? Should it be everyone's, everyones' or everyones?
I have the following sentence: Joe got everyone's attention and started to speak. The expression commonly used in both the affirmative and negative.
What would be correct in this case and why? The indefinite pronoun 'everyone' is a singular pronoun that takes a singular verb.examples: There are actually two issues concerning this topic: Unless of course you’re a buddhist or a cat, in which case everyone has multiple lives and both would be correct, depending on context.
In my experience, the spelling checkers get confused by contractions. The possessive form is everyone's (the form everyones' is incorrect).example: In fact, to catch someone's eye is an idiom, not eyes. the question is not about everyone being singular or plural. Would the noun following everyone's be plural?
May i have everyone's attention,. Everyone who is coming will receive a gift. There is a comprehensive article on the topic on grammar girl: The possessive of everyone is everyone's, in the same way the possessive of everybody is everybody's.