Choosing the Correct Verb When the Subject Is an Indefinite Pronoun

In each of the following sentences, choose the correct verb from the parentheses. For help with this exercise, see “The Subject Is an Indefinite Pronoun.”

  1. Everyone (remembers / remember) an example of a “small-world” phenomenon.

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    1. Everyone (remembers / remember) an example of a “small-world” phenomenon.
  2. Someone whom you have just met (tells / tell) you a story.

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    2. Someone whom you have just met (tells / tell) you a story.
  3. During the story, one of you (realizes / realize) that you are connected somehow.

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    3. During the story, one of you (realizes / realize) that you are connected somehow.
  4. One of your friends (lives / live) next door to the person.

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    4. One of your friends (lives / live) next door to the person.
  5. Someone in your family (knows / know) someone in the person’s family.

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    5. Someone in your family (knows / know) someone in the person’s family.
  6. Each of your families (owns / own) a home in the same place.

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    6. Each of your families (owns / own) a home in the same place.
  7. One of your relatives (plans / plan) to marry his cousin.

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    7. One of your relatives (plans / plan) to marry his cousin.
  8. Some (believes / believe) that if you know one hundred people and talk to someone who knows one hundred people, together you are linked to one million people through friends and acquaintances.

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    8. Some (believes / believe) that if you know one hundred people and talk to someone who knows one hundred people, together you are linked to one million people through friends and acquaintances.
  9. Someone in this class probably (connects / connect) to you in one way or another.

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    9. Someone in this class probably (connects / connect) to you in one way or another.
  10. Each of you probably (knows / know) a good “small-world” story of your own.

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    10. Each of you probably (knows / know) a good “small-world” story of your own.