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Indefinite Pronouns

Learn to identify and use indefinite pronouns correctly. Understand singular and plural forms, and ensure subject-verb agreement. Practice with examples and improve your grammar skills.

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Indefinite Pronouns

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  1. Indefinite Pronouns LC 1.2 Students should be able to identify and correctly use indefinite pronouns

  2. What is an indefinite pronoun? • They are words that replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace (remember- a noun is a person, place, or thing) • Ex: another, everybody, everyone, everything, each, either, somebody, someone, something, both, few, many, all, most, none

  3. Indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural • Singular: another, everybody, everyone, everything, each, either, somebody, someone, something • Plural: both, few, many, others, several • Singular or plural: all, any, more, most, some

  4. Singular Indefinite Pronouns • Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs or singular personal pronouns. • Correct: Each of the members has one vote. • (The subject, each, is singular. Use has.) • Incorrect: One of the girls gave up their seat. • Correct: One of the girls gave up her seat. • (Her refers to one, which is singular.)

  5. Plural Indefinite Pronouns • Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs or plural personal pronouns. • Correct: A few of the justices were voicing their opposition. • (Few is plural, so are were and their.) • Incorrect: Both of the men was going to work. • (Both is plural, but was is not.)

  6. Singular or plural indefinite pronouns • For indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural, it depends on what the indefinite pronoun refers to. • Correct: All of the people clapped their hands. • (All refers to people, which is plural.) • Correct: All of the newspaper was soaked. • (Here all refers to newspaper, which is singular.)

  7. Can you find the indefinite pronoun(s) in the sentence? • I wanted to see them all. • All • She wanted to go to the movies to see someone. • Someone • Something woke me up. • Something

  8. Can you identify if these indefinite pronouns are singular or plural? • There is something outside. • Something= singular • All of my friends are at the movies. • All refers to friends, which is plural) • Both of the roads are closed. • Both= plural • Can we see some of the movie? • Some refers to movie which is singular

  9. Is the indefinite pronoun used correctly? • All of the people was watching the show. • No • I see someone in the house. • Yes • Most of the movie is over. • Yes • Is most of the people outside? • No • Both of the kids is riding bikes. • no

  10. Remember • Indefinite pronouns are words that replace nouns, but are not specific • They can be singular or plural, depending on what they are referring to (singular- one noun; plural- more then one noun) • Indefinite pronouns and their verbs must agree (plural indefinite pronoun= plural verb and singular indefinite pronoun = singular verb)

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