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Brian Caulfield · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 1247 Location: China

As you alls knows. I ain't got no grammers . I have a question posed by one of my students for someone to answer. What is correct? " Everyone of us has problems in grammar or everyone of us have problems in grammar." I felt has is correct .

frigginhippie · Joined: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 188 Location: over here

My understanding is that everyONE serves as ONE, and therefore singular ("one has").

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vikdk · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 1676

shouldn't it be - with grammar? and shouldn't it be - has a problem - or has many problems?
I'm not a grammar expert but they sound correct to me

Don McChesney · Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 656

"Everyone of us. . ." should be "all of us. . ."
So it should read "all of us have problems with grammar" or better still "we all have grammar problems."

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Brian Caulfield · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 1247 Location: China

Thanks folks I too am starting to have difficulties with prepositions along with not being able to use gender appropriatley ,: teaching in China . While in Korea I developed problems distinguishing between L's and R's . I would say things like " I like to eat lice instead or rice" And while teaching French peole I would say things like " My car she goes good now ." What is this condition called ?

frigginhippie · Joined: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 188 Location: over here

Not sure, but I'd call you the recessive allele in the pair; you simply take on the characteristics of the dominant speaker Razz

Dragonfly01 · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 8

Everyone = each one. You say "everyone IS (not are) happy". Thus, "everyone HAS problems with grammar". Wink

joe_doufu · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Korea

My instinct would be to write "Every one of us..."

Gregor · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 842 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

joe-doufu has it right.
"Everyone of us..." is just wrong.
"Every one of us has..." is correct. Note the space between "every" and "one". It makes a difference. It's a matter of emphasis. "Everyone has trouble with grammar" carries a much different meaning than "Every one of us has..."
The rule is, "every" singles someone or something out. Single is singular. It is not governed by the prepositional phrase, "of us".
If that is uncomfortable (and you should teach your students this, because it comes up A LOT), recast the sentence. "All of us have..." is good. "We all have..." is just as good, and may be (not "maybe") easier to explain, depending on the students' level.