Indefinite Pronoun - Glossary of Terms
Indefinite Pronoun
An indefinite pronoun refers to a non-specific person or
thing. It usually conveys the idea of all, any, none or some.
The most common ones are: all, any,
anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody,
none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.
When used as an adjective, these are known as "indefinite
adjectives".
Examples:
 All in
the lobby must remain seated. (indefinite
pronoun)
All
personnel in the lobby must remain seated. (indefinite
adjective)
Please
take some to Mrs Chandler. (indefinite
pronoun)
Please take some
lemons to Mrs Chandler. (indefinite
adjective)
Interactive example:
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Does anyone
know anything about yesterday's accident?
[show me the indefinite pronoun] |
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Glossary of Grammatical Terms
