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Cheatsheet: Indefinite Pronouns

Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

PointWordsRuleExample
some-somebody / someone / something / somewhereaffirmative sentences, offers and requestsI saw somebody in the garden.
any-anybody / anyone / anything / anywhereafter not and in questionsI didn't see anybody. / Did anyone call?
no-nobody / no one / nothing / nowherethe verb stays affirmative: one negative wordI saw nothing.
every-everybody / everyone / everything / everywheremeans allEverything is ready.
Verbeverybodyindefinite pronouns take a singular verbEverybody is here.
Trapnobodynegative subject → nobodyNobody came.