Indefinite Pronouns Examples, Exercises

Indefinite Pronouns Exercises

These exercises focus on Indefinite Pronouns

Here are some common indefinite pronouns:

Indefinite pronouns always take a singular verb:

Indefinite Pronoun	Correct Verb Form
Everybody loves chocolate. ✅	(NOT Everybody love chocolate ❌)
Something is wrong. ✅	(NOT Something are wrong ❌)

When referring back to an indefinite pronoun, use a plural pronoun (they, them, their):

Sentence with Indefinite Pronoun	Referring Back with "They"
Somebody left their bag.	They must have forgotten it.
Everybody enjoyed the concert.	They stood up and clapped.

🔹 Example:
"I will tell somebody that dinner is ready. They have been waiting a long time."

🚨 Use no- words, not any- words, in negative sentences.

🔹 Example:
"No one was at home." ✅ (NOT Anyone wasn’t at home. ❌)

You can add 's to an indefinite pronoun to show possession:

Sentence

Is this anybody’s phone?

They were staying at somebody’s house.

Use else to talk about other people or things:

Sentence

All the family came, but no one else.

If Michael can't come, we'll ask somebody else.

This is somebody else's coat.

❌ Incorrect	✅ Correct	Reason
Everyone are here.	Everyone is here.	Indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.
Nobody didn't come.	Nobody came.	No double negatives in English.
Someone forgot his bag.	Someone forgot their bag.	Use they/their to avoid gender bias.

🔹 Talking about people:

🔹 Talking about things:

There is no difference in meaning. "Everybody" is slightly more informal than "everyone."

Use "their" because it is gender-neutral:
✅ Someone forgot their phone. (NOT his phone because we don’t know the gender.)

No, only with pronouns that refer to people:
✅ Somebody else, anyone else, nobody else
❌ Something else (for objects, not people)

They always take singular verbs:
✅ Everything is fine.
❌ Everything are fine.

Use no- words, not any- words:
✅ Nobody was there.
❌ Anybody wasn’t there.