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)