Question

Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its pronoun subject? A. Neither of the sandwiches are fresh. B. Some of my father's hobbies is expensive. C. Somebody from the scouting party have returned. D. Everyone on the team is going to the pizza parlor.

Answer 1

A is not correct because "neither" focuses on a singular subject (not this one or that one) and "are" is used with a plural subject.
B is not correct because "some" focuses on a plural subject and "is" is used with a singular subject.
C is not correct because "somebody" focuses on a singular subject and "have" is used with a plural subject.
D is correct because "everyone" focuses on a singular subject (this one and that one and the other one...) and "is" is used with a singular subject.