An indefinite pronoun is used in place of a noun for people, things, or amounts that are unknown or unnamed.
The indefinite pronouns are: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such, and they (people in general).
Example sentences:
You may have some, we have more in the kitchen.
Neither Jack nor Jill can come.
Everyone has left but a few are still waiting for rides.
Note: Many of the indefinite pronouns also function as adjectives when placed before a noun to describe that noun.
Example: You may have some cake.
Six indefinite pronouns (a pronoun that doesn't specify person, thing, or amount) are:allanothereachfewmanynone
No, 'everything' is not a noun; everything is a pronoun, an indefinite pronoun. An indefinite pronoun is a word that takes the place of noun or nouns for an unknown or unnamed thing or amount. Example use:Everything in this box is broken. Everything? Yes, every plate is cracked or broken.
A plural noun or pronoun is a word for two or more people or things.The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.Example sentences with plural subject:The Reeds came for a visit today. (plural proper noun)They brought the baby with them. (plural personal pronoun)Our babies played together. (plural common noun)All of us had a good time. (plural indefinite pronoun)
The indefinite postponement of the election disturbed the citizens. The number of stars in the galaxy is indefinite, but not infinitely large.
An 'indefinite noun' is a word for a person thing that is not specific.Example sentence:An owner must take responsibility for the needs of a pet.
When an indefinite pronoun is the subject of a sentence, it may or may not be the first word in the sentence.Examples:Everything I have is yours. (the indefinite pronoun 'everything' is the subject of the sentence)When I finished, everything in the kitchen sparkled. (the indefinite pronoun 'everything' is the subject of the sentence, preceded by the adverbial clause 'when I finished'.
In the example sentence, 'Nobody' is an indefinite pronoun.
The indefinite pronoun is anyone, a word for any person of those spoken to.The antecedent of the relative pronoun 'who' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the possessive adjective 'their' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the personal pronoun 'it' is the noun copy.The indefinite pronoun 'anyone' has no antecedent in the sentence.
The indefinite pronoun in the sentence is anyone.
The indefinite pronoun in this sentence is "everyone." It is used to refer to an unspecified group of people who are credited with the success of the project.
The pronouns in the sentence are it and nobody.The pronoun 'it' is a personal pronoun.The pronoun 'nobody' is an indefinite pronoun.
The antecedent for the relative pronoun 'who' is everyone, an indefinite pronoun.
The pronoun neither is an indefinite pronoun; an indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, thing, or amount. The pronoun neither is used to say not one or another of any person(s) or thing(s). Example: Neither you or the others will have to take that test.
The pronoun is all, an indefinite pronoun which take the place of the noun for the specific number of students.The word both is also an indefinite pronoun which takes the place of a compound antecedent of two people or things, probably in the sentence before this one.
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces.In the example sentence, the indefinite pronoun anybody is the antecedent of the indefinite pronoun they.Note: When the pronoun 'they' is used to represent people in general, it is an indefinite pronoun. When the pronoun 'they' takes the place of a plural noun or two or more nouns for specific people or things, it is a personal pronoun.
The indefinite pronoun in the sentence is anyone, which takes the place of a noun for a specific person or persons.
The indefinite pronoun in the sentence is anyone.The indefinite pronoun has no antecedent in the sentence, it is a word for any person of those spoken to.Neither the group nor the individuals spoken to are specifically named.