The Tribunal of Use: Agreement in Indefinite Constructions.

Sklar, Elizabeth S.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Tribunal of Use: Agreement in Indefinite Constructions.

Sklar, Elizabeth S.

College Composition and Communication, v39 n4 p410-22 Dec 1988

Examines the rule that indefinite pronouns (everyone, anybody, each, someone, nobody) take singular verbs and singular pronouns for agreement. Explores its past, proposes a revision of the rule, and suggests modifications in its application based on analysis of its actual use in English. (SR)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Research, Pronouns, Standard Spoken Usage, Traditional Grammar, Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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