Question

Choose the most effective revision for the underlined part of the sentence. If no revision is necessary, choose "Leave it as is."

Everyone in my family are going to Washington in the spring to see the cherry blossoms.

go
is going
were going
Leave it as is.

Answer 1

Answer: is going

Explanation: Assuming the underlined part of the sentence is "are going", the word "Everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun, therefore, a singular verb must be used i.e. "is going". The sentence should be: Everyone in my family is going to Washington in the spring to see the cherry blossoms.