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Someone, anything, nobody, and the singular verb they take.
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The rule
Indefinite pronouns such as someone, anybody, nobody, and everyone usually refer to one unknown person or thing, so they normally take singular verbs: Someone is here, Nobody knows, Everyone has. In English, this is true even when the meaning feels like “many people” or “all people.” Some forms, like everyone and nobody, always behave as singular in standard grammar. In questions and negatives, words like anything and anybody are also singular in form.
The trap

Someone are calling you.
Someone is calling you.
Indefinite pronouns like someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, nobody, and everyone are usually singular, so they take a singular verb.
Anything are possible.
Anything is possible.
Anything is singular here, so the verb must be is, not are.
Nobody know the answer.
Nobody knows the answer.
Nobody is singular, so the verb must be knows, not know.
Everyone have finished the test.
Everyone has finished the test.
Everyone is singular, so it takes has, not have.
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