Indefinite Pronouns
Learn how to use the indefinite pronouns in English.
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Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns talk about people, places, or things in a general way.
What – Things
Use for things or objects.
Use for things or objects.
- Do you want anything?
- Do you want something?
- ✔️ I want something to eat.
- ❌ I don’t want anything to drink.
- ❌ I have nothing to drink.
Where – Places
Use for locations or places.
Use for locations or places.
- Did you go anywhere?
- Did you go somewhere?
- ✔️ I want to go somewhere.
- ❌ I don’t want to go anywhere.
- ❌ We went nowhere.
Who – People (anyone / someone / no one)
Use for people.
Use for people.
- Do you know anyone?
- Do you know someone?
- ✔️ I know someone like that.
- ❌ I don’t know anyone here.
- ❌ I know no one here.
Who – People (anybody / somebody / nobody)
"Anybody" and "somebody" have the same meaning as "anyone" and "someone."
"Anybody" and "somebody" have the same meaning as "anyone" and "someone."
- Do you know anybody?
- Do you know somebody?
- ✔️ I know somebody like that.
- ❌ I don’t know anybody here.
- ❌ I know nobody here.
Note
Words like anytime, sometime, sometimes, anyhow, and somehow are adverbs, not pronouns.
Words like anytime, sometime, sometimes, anyhow, and somehow are adverbs, not pronouns.
