Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Everybody were going to see the circus.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. was.
Everybody is third person singular.
The words everybody and everyone are pronouns that describe a group of people, but grammatically they are singular.
Correct Sentence: Everybody was going to see the circus.