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Hi, I'd say " everybody/everyone does " and " everybody/everyone is ". From The Columbia Guide to Standard American English :

In your sentence, I would use "is". The usage note below is from the American Heritage dictionary: British English does vary from American English on the use of plurals with nouns representing groups of individuals. Percent can take a singular or plural verb, depending on how the...

Hi Taka: For the many nit-picking rules of grammar, it's best to check out a more authoritative site than just an informal discussion group. For collective nouns, indeed, there is a divergence in British English and American English. They say that Brits and Americans are two peoples divided...

According to Swan ( Practical English Usage  (p519) - a fairly accurate source), in British English collective nouns can be either singular or plural.  'Plural forms are common when the group is seen as a collection of people.'  This fits with the usage that I hear in Australia.  It...

According to Swan ( Practical English Usage (p519) - a fairly accurate source), in British English collective nouns can be either singular or plural.  'Plural forms are common when the group is seen as a collection of people.'  This fits with the usage that I hear in Australia.  It seems...

Hi, It can be used as a countable noun. eg This is my medication. These are my medications. Or as a non-countable noun, eg The doctor gave me some medication. I believe the word 'medication' is more common in American English. Clive

Hi LiJ This topic has been discussed before and I hope you will find the following helpful. In British English 'sport' is the general term and is an uncountable noun. For example: (1) He is not interested in sport . (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at...

That is interesting indeed and I agree with you Old Man Gordon. I am from Finland and according to my Finnish-English dictionary I should say "Finland is leading 2-0" without using the plural verb and "The Finns are leading 2-0" when using a plural expression. But I guess...

North American English is very strict on this. If the subject is singular (as is list), then the verb must be singular. An American therefore must say England IS winning and the crew (or team) IS on board. mr steve

I would have used the plural for both verbs. I was told people say "A group of children are playing", not "is playing". I think "group" is a collective noun, and in American English it's singular: "The team is ready". In British English you might hear "The team are ready", but not in AmE. But...