This document defines and provides examples of indefinite pronouns. It explains that indefinite pronouns replace nouns without specifying which noun, and can be singular or plural depending on what they refer to. Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs, while plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs. It provides a list of common indefinite pronouns and examples of their correct and incorrect usage.

1. Indefinite Pronouns
LC 1.2 Students should be able
to identify and correctly use
indefinite pronouns

2. What is an indefinite
pronoun?
• They are words that replace nouns
without specifying which noun they
replace (remember- a noun is a
person, place, or thing)
• Ex: another, everybody, everyone,
everything, each, either, somebody,
someone, something, both, few,
many, all, most, none

3. Indefinite pronouns can be
singular or plural
• Singular: another, everybody,
everyone, everything, each, either,
somebody, someone, something
• Plural: both, few, many, others,
several
• Singular or plural: all, any, more,
most, some

4. Singular Indefinite Pronouns
• Singular indefinite pronouns take singular
verbs or singular personal pronouns.
• Correct: Each of the members has one vote.
• (The subject, each, is singular. Use has.)
• Incorrect: One of the girls gave up their seat.
• Correct: One of the girls gave up her seat.
• (Her refers to one, which is singular.)

5. Plural Indefinite Pronouns
• Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs or
plural personal pronouns.
• Correct: A few of the justices were voicing
their opposition.
• (Few is plural, so are were and their.)
• Incorrect: Both of the men was going to work.
• (Both is plural, but was is not.)

6. Singular or plural indefinite
pronouns
• For indefinite pronouns that can be singular or
plural, it depends on what the indefinite
pronoun refers to.
• Correct: All of the people clapped their hands.
• (All refers to people, which is plural.)
• Correct: All of the newspaper was soaked.
• (Here all refers to newspaper, which is
singular.)

7. Can you find the indefinite
pronoun(s) in the
sentence?
• I wanted to see them all.
• All
• She wanted to go to the movies to
see someone.
• Someone
• Something woke me up.
• Something

8. Can you identify if these
indefinite pronouns are
singular or plural?
• There is something outside.
• Something= singular
• All of my friends are at the movies.
• All refers to friends, which is plural)
• Both of the roads are closed.
• Both= plural
• Can we see some of the movie?
• Some refers to movie which is singular

9. Is the indefinite pronoun
used correctly?
• All of the people was watching the show.
• No
• I see someone in the house.
• Yes
• Most of the movie is over.
• Yes
• Is most of the people outside?
• No
• Both of the kids is riding bikes.
• no

10. Remember
• Indefinite pronouns are words that
replace nouns, but are not specific
• They can be singular or plural, depending
on what they are referring to (singular-
one noun; plural- more then one noun)
• Indefinite pronouns and their verbs must
agree (plural indefinite pronoun= plural
verb and singular indefinite pronoun =
singular verb)