Indefinite Pronouns 11 Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun. Ex. Does anybody know where the post office is? Ex. No one.

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Indefinite Pronouns 11 Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun. Ex. Does anybody know where the post office is? Ex. No one chooses the green balloon Think of other indefinite pronouns: Everything ____________________ ___________________ Anybody ____________________ ___________________ Anyone ____________________ ___________________ Most indefinite pronouns are singular, but the following are plural. Both Few Many Several Others Some indefinite pronouns, such as all, most, none, and some, are either singular or plural, depending on their meaning in the sentence. Write a sentence in which you use a plural indefinite pronoun: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________