Some Important Usages

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Some Important Usages

Everybody are fine (nonstandard).
Everybody is fine (standard).
Pronouns such as everybody, everyone, someone, no one attract singular verbs.
Everyone like her (nonstandard).
Everyone likes her (standard).

Rice, beans and dodo are my favourite meal (nonstandard).
Rice, beans and dodo is my favourite meal (standard).
A group of words that serve a singular function attracts a singular verb. Others in the category are titles of books and games:
Snake and Ladder is her favourite game.
Romeo and Juliet seems an interesting novel.
GAB