English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MORE ON PRONOUNS: EVERYBODY or EVERY BODY?
~Every body~ is fine (nonstandard).
*Everybody* is fine (standard).
NOTE: “Everybody” is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to every member of a group of people, while “every body” is a noun phrase referring to every member in terms of each body:
~Everybody~ found after the accident was labelled. ✖️
*Every body* found after the accident was labelled. ✔️
*Everybody* who went to the morgue could identify *every body* found there.
GAB
