Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns
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Indefinite pronouns

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Whose job is it anyway?
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.

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A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase.
Indefinite means not specific.  It is vague and not definite.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. I don't want anything to go wrong.
B. I don't want something to go wrong.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

Slide 7 - Quiz

Which sentence is correct?
A. Everybody in my class graduated.
B. Everyone in my class graduated.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

Slide 8 - Quiz

Which sentence is correct?
A. No one is home.
B. Anyone is home.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

Slide 9 - Quiz

Which sentence is correct?
A. He could be somewhere, for all we know!
B. He could be anywhere, for all we know!
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Which sentence is correct?

A: I wear both of my shoes to protect my feet.
B: I wear all of my shoes to protect my feet.
C: I wear either of my shoes to protect my feet.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
All of them

Slide 11 - Quiz

I don't want to do ______ .
A
something
B
nothing
C
anything
D
everything

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