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Indefinite pronouns

I need explanation for the sentence'Everyone makes mistakes'. Here everyone is a singular indefinite pronoun and should take a singular verb 'make'.

Re: Indefinite pronouns

'makes' IS singular :

He makes...
she makes...
one makes…

and 'make' is used with plural pronouns.

we make...
they make…

It is with the pronoun "I" that we happen to use 'make' instead of 'makes' - (I make a lot of mistakes.)

Re: Indefinite pronouns

Thanks.