Indefinite Pronouns

By Power Rangers
 Review
• Pronoun:
– A word that is used in the place of a
noun or another pronoun.
•
• I asked her for a pencil.
•
• She handed it to me.
 Review
• Personal Pronouns:
– Pronouns such as we, I, she, them,
and it.
•
• Personal pronouns have a variety of
forms to indicate number and
person.
•
• I love her pumpkin pie.
 A New Kind of
Pronoun
• Indefinite Pronoun—
– Refers to something
which is not definite
or specific or exact.
–
• Example—
• I don’t have any.
• Does anybody have a
clue?
 More Examples
• Everybody left town for
the weekend.
•
• Everything is taken care
of.
•
• Jennifer told nobody her
secret.
•
• One could see the
mountains from miles
away.
•
•SINGULAR
INDEFINITE
PRONOUNS
 SINGULAR INDEFINITE

• Another •M u ch
• Anybody •N e ith e r
• Anyone •N o b o d y
• Anything •N o o n e
• Each
•N o th in g
• Either
• Everybody •O n e
• Everyone •O th e r
• Everything •S o m e b o d y
• Little •S o m e o n e
•
•S o m e th in g
 SINGULAR INDEFINITE

• Indefinite • Plus:
pronouns • Another
ending in – • Each
body, -one,
• Either
or –thing are
always • Neither
singular. • Little
•
• Much
• Everybody
• Other
• Anyone
• Something
• Everything
 SINGULAR INDEFINITE

• Each of the • Either solution

Rangers is will work.
unique. •
• • No one is
• She is ok with coming.
anything. •
• • I gave the fish
• One of the girls to somebody.
gave up her
seat.
 •PLURAL
INDEFINTE
PRONOUNS
 PLURAL INDEFINITE
PRONOUNS
•
• Both
• Few • Many have been
defeated.
• Many
• Others •
• Several • Others ran away
terror.
•
• Several have bat
scars.
•VERSITILE
INDEFINITE
PRONOUN
S
 SINGULAR AND
PLURAL!
• All of the people
• Plural or clapped their
Singular: hands.
• All •
• Any
• All of the
• More newspaper was
• Most soaked.
• None •
• Some • Some of them are
coming.
•
• Some of the ice
 Final Advice

• Some indefinite pronouns act as

adjectives when they come before
a noun and modify it.
•
• Both answers are correct.
•
• David needed some new running
Practice—Grammar book
• Page 78 Practice and Apply
•
• Follow directions and write out
• sentences 1-10.