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Wednesday 28 November 2012

Definite and Indefinite Pronoun


1.                       Definite and Indefinite Pronoun
(Ahmad Maulani & Novra Yudio A.)

Definition of Definite Pronoun:
A pronoun is a word which is used instead of a noun when the noun has already been mentioned. Such as “he”, “she”, “it”. Definite pronoun does refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and definite.

Definition of Indefinite Pronoun:
An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and not definite.

Some Typical Indefinite Pronouns Are:
§  All
§  Another
§  Any
§  Anybody/anyone
§  Anything
§  Each
§  Everybody/everyone/everything
§  Few
§  Many
§  Nobody
§  None
§  One
§  Several
§  Some
§  Somebody/someone


1.      All: The whole quantity of something or of some things or people.
Example:
·         All is forgiven.
·         All have arrived.

2.      Another: An additional or different person or thing.
Example:
·         That ice-cream was good. Can I have another?

3.      Any: no matter how much or how many.
Example:
·         Is any left?
·         Are any coming?

4.      Anybody/anyone: No matter what person.
Example:
·         Can anyone answer this question?

5.      Anything: No matter what thing.
Example:
·         The doctor need to know if you have eaten anything in the last two hours.

6.      Each: Every one of two or more people or things, seen separately.
Example:
·         Each as his own thoughts.

7.      Everybody/everyone: All people.
Example:
·         We can start the meeting because everybody has arrived.

8.      Everything: All things.
Example:
·         They have no house or possessions. They lost everything in the earthquake.

9.      Few: A small number of people or things.
Example:
·         Few have ever disobeyed him and lived.

10.  Many: A large number of people or things.
Example:
·         Many have come already.

11.  Nobody: No person.
Example:
·         Phoned many times but nobody answered.

12.  None: Not any; no person or persons.
Example:
·         They fixed the water so why is none coming out of the tap.
·         I invited five friends but none have come.

13.  One: An unidentified person.
Example:
·         Can one smoke here?
·         All the students arrived but now one is missing.

14.  Several: More than two but not many.
Example:
·         They all complained and several left the meeting.

15.  Some: An unspecific quantity of something; an unspecific number of people or things.
Example:
·         Here is some.
·         Some have arrived.

16.  Somebody/someone: An unspecific or unknown person.
Example:
Ø  Clearly somebody murdered him. It was not suicide.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

looking for list of definite pronouns

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Unknown said...

What sentence types can a indefinite pronoun be

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Unknown said...

Thanks for clarifying the indefinites...
And defenite could be " he, she, it, they, we, you etc...

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