An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places. In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase with or without a determiner, such as you and they in English. ...

List of English indefinite pronouns

Note that many of these words can function as other parts of speech too, depending on context. For example, in many disagree with his views the word "many" functions as an indefinite pronoun, while in many people disagree with his views it functions as a quantifier (a type of determiner) that qualifies the noun "people". In cases where confusion is most likely to arise, example sentences in which the word functions as an indefinite pronoun are given. For the function in NP structure, see Determiner (function). ...

Singular

• another – Thanks, I'll have another.
• anybody
• anyone
• anything
• each – From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
• either – Either will do.
• enough – Enough is enough.
• everybody
• everyone
• everything
• less – Less is known about this period of history.
• little – Little matters any more.
• much – Much was discussed at the meeting.
• neither – In the end, neither was selected.
• no one
• nobody
• nothing
• one – One might see it that way.
• other – One was singing while the other played the piano.
• plenty – Thanks, that's plenty.
• somebody Somebody has to take care of it.
• someone Someone should know the tango.
• something Something makes me want to dance.
• you (in informal usage, in the sense of "one"^[1]) – You can understand why.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs) is a slogan popularized by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program. ... This article is about the Modern English personal pronoun. ...

Plural

• both – Both are guilty.
• few – Few were chosen.
• fewer – Fewer are going to church these days.
• many – Many were chosen.
• others – Others can worry about that.
• several – Several were chosen.
• they (in informal usage, in the sense of "people in general") – They say that smoking is bad for you.

Singular or plural

• all – All is lost.
• any – Any will do.
• more – More is better.
• most – Most would agree.
• none^[2] – None of us will join.
• some – Some would agree.
• such – Such is life.

See also

• Generic you
• Number name
• One (pronoun)
• Pronoun
• Quantifier

In English grammar, generic you or indefinite you is the use of the pronoun you to refer to an unspecified person. ... Different cultures have different traditional numeral systems used for writing numbers and for naming large numbers. ... One is a personal pronoun in the English language. ... In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase with or without a determiner, such as you and they in English. ... In language and logic, quantification is a construct that specifies the extent of validity of a predicate, that is the extent to which a predicate holds over a range of things. ...

References

1. ^ "Indefinite you, indefinite one", The Columbia Guide to Standard American English, 1993
2. ^ Some traditional grammars insist that "none" is always singular, but the plural sense is well established and widely accepted. See, for example, the COED usage note.

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