What is an indefinite pronoun? How do you use them in sentences? What are they all about? Why do they even exist? How can you talk about something in a general way rather than being specific? Let's find out in this video...
Indefinite Pronouns are used when we are talking about things in general and not specifics. "Anyone" and "someone" are common as they don't refer t anyone specific and the question, statement or sentence is quite open.
• Did anyone ring me today?
• Yes, someone from the office rang you.
We are asking if at least one person rang, and it turns out that a person from the office rang but we do not know who.
• Do you want to talk to someone from the hospital?
• I will talk to anyone.
Is anyone staying over tonight?
Will someone come with me?
I didn't give anyone my number.
Someone has my number.
"Everyone" and "no one", refers to the whole group of people while "no one" refers to no person in the group.
• Why is no one in the shop?
• Everyone is at the football match.
Everyone and everybody is both the same and singular.
• Where is everybody?
• Nobody is at the party.
Nobody wants to come here.
I am with everyone at the picnic.
Everybody has a unique skill for the world.
Common mistake with "no one" and "nobody" as they go into a positive statement and "anyone" and "anybody" go into negative statements.
There isn't anyone here = RIGHT
There isn't no one here = WRONG
"Someone" and "anything", these refer to unspecific and unnamed objects. "Something" can be used with positive statements and "anything" is used with negative questions.
• Can I have something to drink?
• Yes, have something healthy.
Used in a sense of something general and not specific to the speaker and listener.
• Is there anything I can do for you?
• There isn't anything you can do for me...
Singular form of "anything" and "something" and the reply is negative, so "anything is used.
Is there something you need from the shop?
Something weird happened last night...
Anything could happen with you...
Would anything bad happen if I drink it?
"Nothing" and "everything": "nothing" means that there are no available objects or things that can be used and "everything" means that all possible objects or things are available.
• James and Tom had nothing to do...
• Jessica and I can do everything on the list.
"Nothing" can be used in positive statements, it can also be used with "anything" to have the same meaning.
There is nothing I love more than tea.
Everything is going well.
I can see everything in the room.
Everything tastes good, I do not know what to order from the menu!
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