Indefinite pronouns

Drag and Drop

She put​

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in boxes when she moved house. [ All the things that she had]

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everything

everyone

everywhere

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Select answer

was really friendly, all the managers and even the CEO.

Multiple Choice

Is the highlighted word singular or plural?

We saw something behind the tree.

• singular

• plural

Drag and Drop

Would you like to go ​

Placeholder

this weekend?

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somewhere

someone

something

Multiple Choice

Was anyone at home when you knocked on the door?

• singular

• plural

Multiple Choice

Nobody witnessed the accident.

• singular

• plural

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

1. Words that end in -one, -body, or -thing

Ex. everyone, nobody, something, etc.

2. Either, Neither, Another, Much, Less, Each, Every

Singular indefinite pronouns, = singular verbs .

Example: Everybody loves English grammar.

To ensure that you've selected the right verb, replace a singular indefinite pronoun with he or she.

Example: Everyone (is/are) going to the shops.

SHE is going to the shops

Multiple Choice

His name is Henry but everyone.................... him Harry

• calls

• call

​In formal styles, we use Everyone and singular pronouns his own or her own
Has everyone got his or her own jumper?

Formal Styles

​In informal styles, we use everybody and plural pronouns they, their and them:
Has everybody got their own jumpers?

​Informal Styles