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INDEFINITE PRONOUN
Definition :
Indefinite Pronouns, which refer to persons or things in a general or indefinite way.
Pronoun that typically indicates an unspecified, even generic, person or thing. A pronoun or determiner with indefinite meaning; a quantifier. The indefinite pronouns and determiners are :
e.g
| Pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| anybody | everybody | nobody | somebody |
| anyone | everyone | no one | someone |
| anything | everything | nothing | something |
| Determiners | ||
|---|---|---|
| alan | every | no |
| Both Pronouns and Determiners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| any | either | fewest | least |
| much | some | all | enough |
| half | many | neither | both |
| (a) few | (a) little | more | one |
| each | fewer | less | most |
| several | |||
Indefinite pronouns are divided into two categories:
(i) The Antecedent-Bearing Indefinite Pronoun . (ii) The Antecedentless Indefinite Pronouns.
| Antecedent-Bearing Indefinite Pronoun |
|---|
| one |
e.g: I like this house better than the other one.
| Antecedent-Bearing Indefinite Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| some | body |
| how | |
| one | |
| thing | |
| where | |
| any | body |
| how | |
| one | |
| thing | |
| where | |
Indefinite Pronouns are listed here in three groups.
| SINGULAR INDECATORS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| anybody | anyone | anything | |
| everybody | everyone | everything | |
| somebody | someone | something | |
| another | each | either | |
| neither | nobody | nothing | |
| none | one | ||
The Plural Indicators are used with things that can be counted.
e.g.: All of the chairs are broken.
| PLURAL INDECATORS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| all | any | both | |
| enough | few | more | |
| none | plenty | several | |
| some | |||
The Portion Indicators are singular, and are used with things that cannot be counted.
e.g.: All of the water is pure.
| PORTION INDECATORS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| all | any | enough | |
| less | little | more | |
| much | plenty | none | |
| some | |||
Common e.g.
| All are quite safe |
| Many were rescused from the flood |
| Some are born great |
| Few escaped unhurt |
| None of them was clever |
| I did not see any of them |
| Do good to others |
| One should love one’s neighbour |
| Much can be said on both sides |
| Little was known to him about the accident |
| Several of them stood up |
| Anybody can do this work |
| Everyone of you must attend the meeting |
| Everybody knows him very well |
| Nothing more was known about him |
| No one came to receive him |
| Someone should do this work |
| Somebody has stolen my watch |
| Something is better than nothing |