Question

(A) Everybody were celebrating the / (B) victory, everything was   / (C) bubbling with life in the / (D) ruined but reviving city.

A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Words like everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody are actually singular, not plural. Even though “everybody” refers to a lot of people, it takes the singular verb. So, the correct sentence is – Everybody was celebrating the victory, everything was bubbling with life in the ruined but reviving city.

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