Indefinite pronouns are words which replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace.
The following are kinds of indefinite pronouns.
1. Someone/somebody
(unspecified or unknown person)
Example
:
Clearly
somebody murdered him. It was not suicide.
2.
everyone/everybody (as a function all people)
Example
:
We can
start the meeting because everybody has arrived.
3.
Anybody/anyone (no matter what person)
Example
:
Can
anyone answer this question?
4.
Anything (no matter what thing)
Example
:
The
doctor needs to know if you had eaten anything in the last two hours.
5.
Everything (all thing)
Example
:
They
had no house or possession. They lose everything in the earthquake.
6.
Something (unspecified or unknown thing)
Example
:
I just
heard something what could it be.
7.
Nobody/ no one (no person)
Example
:
Nobody
care about me.
8.
Nothing
Example
:
If you
don’t know be answer. It’s the best to say nothing.
Besides
it, none is also considered as an indefinite pronoun. It means not any. It is
negative form of some.
Examples
:
None of
these proposals are yours.
Harry
has some rabbits, but Andy has none.
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