Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Not everybody have the will or the capacity to propel themselves to greater heights.

  1. Not everybody have the will or the capacity to propel themselves to greater heights.

  2. Not everybody has the will or the capacity to propel themselves to greater heights.

  3. Not everybody have the will or the capacity to propel himself/herself to greater heights.

  4. Not all have the will or the capacity to propel themselves to greater heights.

  5. Not everybody has the will or the capacity to propel himself to greater heights.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'not everybody' is singular but the auxiliary verb, 'have' as well as the reflexive, 'themselves' is plural. This option rectifies the error by replacing the verb 'have' with the singular 'has', as also the reflexive pronoun 'himself'.

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