What are 5 sentences using indefinite pronouns?
What are 5 sentences using indefinite pronouns?
What are 5 sentences using indefinite pronouns?
Examples
- I don’t know anything about it. = neutral.
- I know nothing about it. = defensive.
- I don’t have anybody to talk to. = neutral.
- I have nobody to talk to. = hopeless.
- There wasn’t anything we could do. = neutral.
- There was nothing we could do. = defensive/angry.
What is an example of a indefinite pronoun in a sentence?
Indefinite pronouns
| Noun | Indefinite pronoun |
|---|---|
| I would like to go to Paris this summer. | I would like to go somewhere this summer. |
| Jim gave me this book. | Someone gave me this book. |
| I won’t tell your secret to Sam. | I won’t tell your secret to anyone. |
| I bought my school supplies at the mall. | I bought everything at the mall. |
What are examples of singular pronouns?
Examples of Singular Pronouns
- subject pronouns – I, you, he, she, it, they (when used as a gender-inclusive pronoun)
- object pronouns – me, you, him, her, it, them.
- possessive pronouns – my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, theirs.
- interrogative pronouns – who, whom, whose, what, which.
What is a singular example?
If you look at one object and name it, you have an example of a singular noun. For example there is one lamp on my bookcase and one chair at my desk. In these examples the nouns lamp, bookcase, chair, and desk are all singular because they indicate only one.
What is an indefinite pronoun give 3 examples?
An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and “not definite”. Some typical indefinite pronouns are: all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone.
How do you explain an indefinite pronoun?
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun which does not have a specific familiar referent. Indefinite pronouns are in contrast to definite pronouns. Indefinite pronouns can represent either count nouns or noncount nouns.