third person singular

I need help explaining what in these sentences indicates I have to choose the third person singular.

– Their daughter ___________ to university.

A go

B goes

– Nobody ___________ in that horrible old house.

A live

B lives

-Everybody ___________ mistakes sometimes.

A makes

B make

– People ___________ films with a good story.

A want

B wants
– All the critics ___________ that film is rubbish.

A says

B say

Thanks.

Paula

Reply To: third person singular

Their daughter goes to university.

Nobody lives in that horrible old house.

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes.

People wants films with a good story.

All the critics say that film is rubbish.

Singular nouns require singular verb.

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Reply To: third person singular

This ICALwiki article explains what a Grammatical Person is and what that means in terms of verb agreement.

I hope you find it useful.

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