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Everybody was happy vs Everybody were happy

The phrase 'everybody was happy' is correct. 'Everybody' is a singular pronoun, so it should be followed by the singular verb 'was'. 'Everybody were happy' is incorrect because 'were' is the plural form of the verb 'to be'. It does not agree with the singular subject 'everybody'.
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Everybody was happy

Correct. 'Everybody' is a singular pronoun, so it should be followed by the singular verb 'was'.

Use 'everybody was happy' when referring to a situation where everyone in a group is happy. This is the correct form to match the singular subject 'everybody' with the singular verb 'was'.

Examples:

  • Everybody was happy to see her.
  • Everybody was happy with the results.
  • Everybody was happy with the decision.
  • Everybody was happy at the party.
  • Everybody was happy to help.
  • Everybody Was Happy - The boy from Merritt Avenue, the rise of Food Town, and the myth of Marilyn Monroe [Hap Roberts] on Amazon.com.
  • Nov 25, 2021 ... Saban rant on critical fans: "When I came here, everybody was happy to win a game. Now we're not happy to win a game anymore. We're not happy to ...
  • Mar 25, 2021 ... Bonzai stayed with us the other day. Everybody was happy to see Katie, Bonzai's mommy, when she came to pick him up.
  • Sep 14, 2020 ... Find an answer to your question Write a story that ends but everybody was happy.
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  • Jul 29, 2022 ... If everybody was happy all the time, will the worth of happiness decline? It depends on the type, if happiness is materalistic then ofcourse ...
  • From the typescript inventory: "Everybody was happy in descending from the Great Snow Mountain, 24000 ft. high." This is one of a set of black ink sketches ...
  • You seen the Rabbi and everybody was happy. Everybody was happy. And then you went home. Now you went home, your mother was home in her white apron, the ...

Everybody were happy

Incorrect. 'Everybody' is a singular pronoun and should be followed by the singular verb 'was'.

  • Feb 12, 2019 ... Hello everybody, we're happy to announce Pat's new radio show - The Pat Boone Hour! It's on the 50s on 5 channel of Sirius/XM.
  • Jun 21, 2019 ... So I ended up with this seitan in Thai red curry sauce and everybody were happy! Seitan in Thai Red Curry Sauce. I made seitan based on this ...
  • Sep 19, 2017 ... The first child was a girl(me) and everybody were happy. I was the first child in the house(my dad was the elder son in the family) and I ...
  • May 16, 2018 ... Then suddenly they get new users and everybody were happy, but this new users are all fake, they were all part of the 51% attack. At the end ...
  • Everybody were happy Natsu is dead now, but also tried to make Lucy and Happy remain as the members of Fairy Tail. Gray even said everything Natsu did for ...
  • create a rural image where everybody were happy...Show more. Width: 1024. Height: 1024. Scale: 7. Steps: 25. Seed: 76728598. Sampler: DPM++ 2M SDE Karras ...
  • Aug 19, 2024 ... Today is my first day in school this year and it seemed like everybody were happy and energetic as if they were ready for everything that's ...
  • Our guide Gabby was very informative and shared alot about Fiji. We were in a big group and everybody were happy and having a great time too.
  • ... everybody were happy... but I weren't. Before I left the ... When I went home, everybody were happy... but I weren't. Before I left the room, I said ...

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