This document provides examples of indefinite pronouns and their definitions. It lists common indefinite pronouns like "anything", "nothing", "someone", "everyone", and shows replacements for blanks that retain the same meaning as the indefinite pronouns. The document is designed to help practice identifying and using indefinite pronouns in different contexts through a series of examples.

1. Practice the
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

2. There is _______ in the bathroom at
the moment.
There is someone in the bathroom at
the moment.

3. • I am bored, there isn't _______ to do
here.
• I am bored, there isn’t anything to
do here.

4. • I am bored, there is _______ to do
here.
• I am bored, there is nothing to do
here.

5. • I can't find my keys _______!
• I can’t find my keys anywhere!

6. • _______ at the party had a great
time.
• Everybody at the party had a
great time.

7. • There is ………………in the clothes
basket. It is empty.
• There is nothing in the clothes
basket. It is empty.

8. • I have prepared __________ for
dinner that you will like very much.
• I have prepared something for
dinner that you will like very much.

9. • Would you like __________ to
start with before the main meal?
• Would you like something to start
with before the main meal?

10. • That's a very easy job. _________
can do it.
• That’s a very easy job. Everybody
can do it.

11. • __________ likes being poor.
• Nobody likes being poor.

12. • I didn't see Max at the gym. In fact, I
didn't see __________. The place
was empty.
• I didn't see Max at the gym. In fact, I
didn't see anyone/anybody. The
place was empty.

13. • Sorry, we don't want to buy
_________.
• Sorry, we don't want to buy
anything.

14. • Your secret is safe with me. I
won't tell __________.
• Your secret is safe with me. I
won't tell anybody/anyone.

15. • She said __________ but I didn't
understand ____________.
• She said something, but I didn’t
understand anything.

16. • Dad, can we go _____________
on Sunday?
• Dad, can we go somewhere
/anywhere on Sunday?

17. • I want to go ______________this
weekend.
• I want to go somewhere this
weekend.

18. • We don’t need __________ else
to run this department.
• We don’t need anything else to
run this department.

19. • "Is there __________ at home?“
• No, there is _________.
• Is there anybody at home?
• No, there is nobody.

20. • ______________ lives here.
There is no water.
• Nobody lives here. There is no
water.