INDEFINI

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PRONOUN
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JUST FOR FUN.TRY THIS.
PRONOUN REVIEW
Pronouns are words that replace nouns or
noun phrases
The word or words the pronoun replaces is
called the antecedent of the pronoun
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents
singular antecedents are replaced with
singular pronouns, and plural antecedents are
replaced with plural pronouns
BUT WHAT IF
Youdont
know the
antecedent?
FOR EXAMPLE..
Say you come home
and find a broken
vase. You have no
idea how it got
broken, or who broke
it. Your parents walk
in, and say What
happened?
WHAT DO YOU SAY??
_____________ broke the vase.

What word do you put here, if you have no

idea who really did it?
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
All of these pronouns are indefinite.
They do not refer to a specific antecedent, or the
antecedent is unknown.

in=not
definite=clearly stated
Indefinite pronouns=pronouns for which
the antecedent is not clearly stated (or is
unknown)
 Some indefinite pronouns are

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

singular. Some are plural. Some can

be either singular or plural
This is important, because indefinite
pronouns must agree with their
verbs.
HOW CAN YOU TELL?
Indefinite pronouns often fail the sounds right
test. Proper usage may sound awkward, or
weird.
It is necessary to memorize which pronouns are
singular, which are plural, and which can be
either/or.
SINGULAR INDEFINITE
PRONOUNS

each another
anybody somebody
much no one
something everyone
nobody neither
anything everything
either anyone
nothing
someone Can you separate
everybody these into categories
to make them easier
to remember?
ONE IDEA.

Createa chant to help you remember the

main singular pronouns and the SANE
(some, any, no, every) pronouns:

Each,much, either, neither, another,

and all the ones, bodies, and things
ANOTHER IDEA..
Learn the first singular indefinite pronouns:
each, much, either, neither another and the
following chart:

some body
any one
no thing
every
Any combination of words from the right and
left side make a singular indefinite pronoun
ATTACK OF THE (IN)SANE BOT!
You can remember the 12 one, body, thing
pronouns by the mnemonic SANE BOT
INDEFINITE

Some Body
Any One
No Thing
Every
MEMORIZING THE
SINGULARS
Try one of the methods above, or create one of
your own
Find some way to help you remember the
singular indefinite pronouns