1. Indefinite pronouns
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2. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun refers to something that is not definite, not specific or not exact.
What is it?
It’s something.
Could be anything.
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3. All Indefinite Pronouns None Anything Some What can I get you? Nothing
Everything
Nothing
All
None
Some
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4. All
Some
Each
Several
Few
Many
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5. Somebody talk to me! I talk to everybody I talk to everyone Anybody?
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6. NOT exact NOT specific NOT definite Indefinite pronouns:
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7. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
Anybody
Anyone
Anything
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8. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
Everybody
Everyone
Everything
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9. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
Somebody
Someone
Something
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10. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
Nobody
No one
Nothing
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11. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
All
Many
Several
Some
Few
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12. Examples of indefinite pronouns:
One
Each
None
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13. Indefinite Pronouns
Singular?
Plural?
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14. Singular or Plural? is are
Use “be” verbs to test your indefinite pronouns:
Try any indefinite pronoun here is
(singular)
are
(plural)
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15. Singular or Plural? is are Try different indefinite pronouns… Everyone
Everyone is here.
Everyone sees you.
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16. Singular or Plural? is are Try different indefinite pronouns… Anything
Anything is difficult at first.
Anything pleases me.
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17. Singular or Plural? is are Try different indefinite pronouns… Someone
Someone is calling me.
Someone sits there.
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18. Singular or Plural? is are Try different indefinite pronouns… Several
Several are damaged.
Several require repairs.
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19. Singular or Plural? is are Try different indefinite pronouns… Nobody
Nobody is hurt.
(plural)
Nobody needs help.
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20. Most indefinite pronouns are singular.
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21. Singular Pronouns knows sees feels seems looks does lives wants starts
All of the following indefinite pronouns are singular.
They require verbs with “s” at the end:
Indefinite Pronouns
Example verbs
Anybody
Anyone
Anything
knows
feels
looks
Everybody
Everyone
Everything
sees
seems
does
lives
starts
stays
Somebody
Someone
Something
No one
Nobody
Nothing
wants
needs
works
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22. Every student pays tuition.
Singular Pronouns
Each & Every are singular, requiring verbs ending in s
Each
Every
Every student pays tuition.
Each employee reports to work.
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23. Either sandwich looks good to me.
Singular Pronouns
Either & Neither are singular, requiring verbs ending in s
Either
Neither
Either sandwich looks good to me.
Neither student cheats on tests.
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24. Plural Pronouns go need travel look require seem
The following indefinite pronouns are plural.
Their verbs should not have an “s” at the end:
Indefinite Pronouns
Example verbs go
travel
require
need
look
seem
Both
Several
Many
Some
Few
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25. BOTH Singular Plural All Some None
Some indefinite pronouns are both singular and plural, depending upon the sentence.
BOTH
Singular
Plural
All
Some
None
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26. Pronouns that are BOTH singular and plural
ALL
All
candy tastes good.
(candy tastes)
Look to the noun to determine the verb.
All
strawberries taste sour.
(strawberries taste)
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27. Pronouns that are BOTH singular and plural
SOME
Some
harsh language scares children.
(language scares)
Look to the noun to determine the verb.
Some
PG movies scare children.
(movies scare)
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28. Pronouns that are BOTH singular and plural
NONE
None
of the food seems fresh.
(food seems)
Look to the noun to determine the verb.
None
of the engines seem repairable.
(engines seem)
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29. of indefinite pronouns.
Test your knowledge…
of indefinite pronouns.
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30. stay stays Which verb is correct? Every camper in a tent.
Every camper stays in a tent.
singular
singular
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31. look looks Which verb is correct?
Anybody bad after being up all night.
looks
Anybody looks bad after being up all night.
singular
singular
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32. sleep sleeps Which verb is correct?
Several students in my math class the entire period.
sleeps
Several students in my math class sleep the entire period.
(they sleep)
plural
plural
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33. Which verb is correct? appear Everything larger under water. appears
Everything appears larger under water.
singular
singular
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34. Which verb is correct? Neither of my options to me. appeal appeals
Neither of my options appeals to me.
Neither one
appeals
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35. Which verb is correct? contain contains
Some of the soup chicken livers.
contains
Some of the soup contains chicken livers.
Look to the noun to determine the verb.
(soup contains)
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36. hope hopes Which verb is correct?
Everyone in both families the conflicts will end.
hopes
Everyone in both families hopes the conflicts will end.
singular
singular
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37. Which verb is correct? realize
Few people in the airport how many flights are coming and going.
realizes
Few people in the airport realize how many flights are coming and going.
plural
plural
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38. Indefinite pronouns
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