Indefinite Pronouns

Where is my pen? I've looked _____, but I can't find it.

• anywhere

• nowhere

• somewhere

• everywhere

Answer explanation

When you lose something small and important you look in ALL the possible places.

When we talk about all (people, things or places) we use every to create an indefinite pronoun.

Using Social media can be a real problem. _____should know that

• Everyone

• No one

• Everywhere

• Everything

The teacher asked a question, but ____ knew the answer.

______ left a message for you at reception.

Ouch! There's ______ in my eye.

• nothing

• something

• everything

• anything

Answer explanation

When we are not sure which (person, thing or place) we are refereeing to in our sentence, we use some to create the indefinite pronoun.

I've no idea where Sally is. She could be ______.

• somewhere

• everywhere

• anywhere

• nowhere

Answer explanation

When the (person, thing or place) we are referring to in our sentence doesn't matter to the meaning, we use ANY to create the indefinite pronoun.

Do you want a place to relax on your holiday? There's _____ better than here.

It's so noisy. Let's go _____ quieter.

• somewhere

• anywhere

• everywhere

• nowhere

Is there _____ else we can go?

• everywhere

• somewhere

• anywhere

• nowhere

_____broke the window.

• Somewhere

• Something

• Someone