Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)

• They do NOT refer to an particular person, thing or place.
• The indefinite pronouns ending in -body, -one, -thing and –where are
used to refer to people, things and places when you do not know
who, what or where they are.
• They are written as one word.
• Note that no one is written as two separate words.
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
• All of these indefinite pronous take singular verbs.
Everyone likes my father.
Everyone like my father.
No one was injured in the crash.
No one were inured in the crash.
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
• Pronouns ending in –one or –body are used to refer to people.
Everyone is ready to go.
________
somebody at the kitchen door.
There’s _________
somebody to help us.
We need _________
anybody there?
Hello? Is ________
anyone
Promise me that you won’t tell _______.

• -one and -body are interchangeable.

Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
• Pronouns ending in –thing are used to refer to things.
Everything
_________ had gone silent.
something in my shoe.
There was __________
anything there?
Did anyone see ________
anything wrong.
I did not do ________
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
• Pronouns ending in –where are used to refer to places that you do
not know.
everywhere for it.
I’ve looked ____________
somewhere to stay tonight.
I need ___________
anywhere to live.
I don’t have _________
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)

• We usually use indefinite pronouns with some in positive sentences.

In negative sentences and questions, we usually use indefinite
pronouns with any.
Indefinite pronouns (-body, -one, - thing, -where)
• We do not use another negative word such as not after indefinite
pronouns with no-.
Nobody is available on Wednesday.
Nobody is not available on Wednesday.

Nikdy jsem nepochyboval.

Sources
• https://timetolearnesl.wordpress.com/indefinite-pronouns/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=F2aWdjZY0Q0&ab_channel=VocabVideos