На этом уроке, Вы разберётесь в каких случаях употреблять такие похожие между собой слова по значению как «some» и «any»
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If your plans for this weekend are indefinite, or not definite, then you are not sure. Indefinite pronouns aren’t sure.
Singular | Plural | Singular or Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
another each either much neither one other |
anybody, anyone, anything everybody, everyone, everything nobody, no one, nothing somebody, someone, something |
both few many others several |
all any more most none some |
We’ll cover the importance of the categories in the agreement lessons.
Indefinite pronouns can also be used as adjectives.
Pronoun: Either will be acceptable to my aunt.
Adjective: Either set of dishes will be acceptable to my aunt.
Two indefinite pronouns can also work as reciprocal pronouns. The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.
Each other is used to replace two nouns.
Jorge and Melanie help each other study for tests.
One another is used to replace more than two nouns.
The police, firefighters, and paramedics help one another respond to emergencies.
Examples of Indefinite Pronouns
Here are some examples of indefinite pronouns (shaded):
- A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobodywants to read. (Mark Twain, 1835-1910)
- Of those who say nothing, few are silent. (Thomas Neill)
- Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. (Will Rogers, 1879-1935)
- Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money. (Arthur Miller, 1915-2005)
- I don’t know anything about music. In my line, you don’t have to. (Elvis Presley, 1935-1977)
The Difference between Indefinite Pronouns and Indefinite Adjectives
When a word like all, any, anyone, etc. is used as an adjective, it is known as an indefinite adjective. (In the examples below, the indefinite pronouns are shaded.)
- All in the lobby must remain seated.
(This is an indefinite pronoun.)
- All personnel in the lobby must remain seated.
(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies
personnel
.)
- Please take some to Mrs Chandler.
(indefinite pronoun)
- Please take some lemons to Mrs Chandler.
(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies
lemons
.)
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