Indefinite pronouns subject verb agreement

 

Indefinite pronouns

(Pronouns that don't refer to particular nouns.)

 

Singular indefinite pronouns

Each

Each book is informative.

Each of the books is informative.

But,

They each have their own books.

Another

Another book is informative.

Either/neither

Either/neither of the books is informative.

Much

Much of the books is informative.

One

One of the books is informative.

Other

Other edition of the book is informative.

Anybody/anyone

Does anybody/anyone watch a movie a day?

Nobody/ no one

Nobody/ no one watches a movie a day except somebody.

Somebody/someone

Somebody / someone or the other watches you always.

Everybody/ everyone

Everybody/ everyone does not work hours together.

Anything

Does anything work well to skip this task?

Something

Something is better than nothing.

Everything

Everything doesn’t work well at times.

Nothing

Nothing is done perfectly.

 

Plural indefinite pronouns

Both

Both books are available.

Many

Many books are available.

Few

Few books are available.

Others

Others are alright.

Several

Several books are available in the library.

 

Plural/ singular indefinite pronouns

All

All of the book's editions are available.

All of the book’s content is not interesting.

Any

Any book is available.

Any books are available.

 

More

More books are available.

More content is available.

Most

Most of the books in the list are available.

Most of the required information is superficial.

None

None of the books is/are available.

None of the work(uncountable noun) was done.

 

Some

Some of the gold(uncountable noun) was stolen.

Some of the gold ornaments were stolen yesterday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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