- Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not fill in for a specific noun. Instead, it names any person, place, thing, or amount. It is "not definite."
Somebody cleaned the house.
There was nothing left in the basket.
Sammy didn't like either of the two choices.
Common Indefinite Pronouns
anybody
anyone
anything
either
everybody
everyone
everything
neither
nobody
no one
nothing
one
other
some
somebody
someone
something |
Most indefinite pronouns agree with singular verbs.
Negative indefinite pronouns -- like neither, none, nobody, no one, and nothing -- should not be used with the negative words, no or not.
Everybody likes the movie. CORRECT
Nobody dislikes the movie. CORRECT