Refer to the “Indefinite Pronouns Chart” below and read the indefinite pronouns in the column marked Singular. Indefinite pronouns that end in -one or -body are always singular. If you think of one, anyone, someone, no one, nobody, anybody, and somebody, that rule makes good sense. Yet, what about everybody and everyone? Every- sounds plural; everybody and everyone sound like a crowd. You've been studying the English language long enough, though, to know everything doesn't always make sense. Consider these parallels. Some nouns that end in “s”—like news, aerobics, measles, and mathematics—are singular. Then there are other words like data and media that sound singular but are actually plural.

In each of the five sentences below, select the verb that matches the singular indefinite pronoun in number.