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Question about plural versus singular form of verb Consider the following sentence. "The first time getting on a plane, I felt everything inside me go numb." Why is the plural form "go" used instead of "goes"? The indefinite pronoun "everything" is always singular.

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The key point is “I felt” In English, after certain verbs of perception, such as “feel”, “see”, “hear” etc. , we can use the “Bare Infinitive” or “Infinitive without To”. (Sometimes we can use a Gerund, but that's a different topic). Examples (in the present tense) to demonstrate go and goes: (A) Everything inside me goes numb. (correct) (B) I feel everything inside me go numb. (correct, and ‘goes’ would be incorrect in this sentence) (C) I feel everything inside me going numb. (using a Gerund here is also correct) Example with “see”: (A) He comes and goes all the time. (B) I see him come and go all the time. Hope I have helped.
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peterpierre is right.
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Oh, native speakers sometimes are not sure of English grammar.
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watch you die. hear you yelling. see this coming. see HIM do it.
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This is nonsense. There is no such thing as plural or singular from of verbs. Other than that, the "go" is infinitive.

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