indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns

indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns

Idefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing, or amount. It is vague and "not definite". Some typical indefinite pronouns are:

• all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone

However, some of them can be singular in one context and plural in another. 

To determine whether to use a singular or plural verb with an indefinite pronoun that can be, either way, check the prepositional phrase that typically follows the pronoun.

Multiple Select

Everyone______ the book of Psalms.

• love

• loves

Multiple Select

Some of the Bible's best-known passages_______ found within its passage.

• is

• are

Multiple Select

Anyone with a church background _____________ Psalm 23.

• is

• are

Multiple Select

Many also ________ from familiar passsages such as Psalm 1.

• quotes

• quote

Multiple Select

Several of our Scripture songs______ from Psalms.

• comes

• come

Relative Pronoun

• When a relative pronoun (who,which,whom.that) is a subject,that is treated as if ot has the same number as its antecedent.Thefore,the verb agrees with the antecedent.

• Mrs Pratt, who is very kind, is my teacher.

• The person that phoned me last night is my teacher.

Make sure that you have directly identified the antecedent before you decide which verb to use.

• My cousin is one of those people who love to eat pizza.

• The student who asks a lot of questions is a valuable asset to a class.

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Sentences with "the only one of the"-singular verb

• Mrs.Pearson is the only one of the secretaries who answer the phone.

• 
  

Sentences with "one of the" before a noun is used before a plural verb.

• Mrs.Pearson is one of the secretaries who answer the phone.