{"id":1253,"date":"2018-05-14T04:15:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T04:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1253"},"modified":"2018-05-14T04:15:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T04:15:34","slug":"the-indefinite-pronoun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-pronoun\/the-indefinite-pronoun\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indefinite Pronoun"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: May 14, 2018 at 4:15 am\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo by Bru-nO\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2018\/05\/ea36b8082df1053ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d71fb3164193f8c1_640_playing.jpg?w=678\" alt=\"playing photo\" \/>A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun. Pronouns give variety to writing and helps us to avoid excessive repetition. For example:<\/p>\n<p>John has just completed high school. He is going to college next year.<\/p>\n<p>In the second sentence above, the pronoun &#8220;he&#8221; is used to replace the noun &#8220;John.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are some pronouns which refer to no definite noun. In other words, it takes the place of a noun that was not directly stated earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of indefinite pronouns: anybody, anything, each other, everything, nothing, any one, one another, every one, no one, some one, somebody, everybody, something.<\/p>\n<h1>Indefinite Pronouns in Action.<\/h1>\n<p>Has anybody seen my wallet?<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember anything.<\/p>\n<p>In order to live happier lives, we must help and look out for each other.<\/p>\n<p>Please remember to bring everything.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing happened today.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t said a word to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>By saying kind words, we strengthen one another.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone must go to school.<\/p>\n<p>No one has ever been to the stars.<\/p>\n<p>Someone stole my jacket.<\/p>\n<p>Somebody make a very hilarious joke this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody hopes for a booming economy.<\/p>\n<p>Something went wrong when she switched on the ignition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun. 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