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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SINGULAR. Types of indefinite pronouns that don’t refer to a person, place or thing are always SINGULAR. Categories of indefinite.

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2 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SINGULAR. Types of indefinite pronouns that don’t refer to a person, place or thing are always SINGULAR. Categories of indefinite pronouns: Some :( somebody,someone,something) Every: ( everybody,everyone,everything) Any: ( Anybody,Anyone,Anything)

3 Indefinite Pronouns Each of these words is singular, And any Pronoun that refers to one of them MUST also be singular. I.e... He, She, His,Her, Him. Anyone Anybody EverybodyEverybody EverybodyEverybody Nobody No one Somebody Someone Etc……….

4 EXAMPLES Anyone can quit smoking if he or she wants to. Everybody should do his or her best to keep the reception area unclustered. No one in the mixed doubles let his or her guard down for a minute. Everyone is entitled to his or her full pension. As you can see Anyone and Everyone requires the singular Pronouns he, she, his and her. Note: If Anyone or Everybody is a women you should use She or her also, if Everyone or Someone is a man use Him or He.

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