Which is correct?
Everyone were convinced that he would go to the game.
Everyone was convinced that he would go to the game.
I think it's "was", because "everyone" is singular, but I just wanted to check.
grammatical-numberpronounsverb-agreement
Which is correct?
Everyone were convinced that he would go to the game.
Everyone was convinced that he would go to the game.
I think it's "was", because "everyone" is singular, but I just wanted to check.
Best Answer
Everyone agrees that everyone is singular and therefore singular verb forms agree with everyone.