An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun

Pronoun

In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun , such as, in English, the words it and he...

 that refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places.

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

Determiner (class)

A determiner is a noun-modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun-phrase in the context, rather than attributes expressed by adjectives...

) that qualifies the noun "people". Example sentences in which the word functions as an indefinite pronoun are given.

Singular

• another – Thanks, I'll have another.
• anybody – Anybody can see the truth.
• anyone – Anyone can see this.
• anything – Anything can happen if you just believe.
• each – From each according to his ability, to each according to his need
  From each according to his ability, to each according to his need
  From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a slogan popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program. In German, "Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen!"...
  
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• either – Either will do.
• enough – Enough is enough.
• everybody – Everybody was invited.
• everyone – Everyone had a cup of coffee.
• everything – Everything is permitted
• less – Less is known about this period of history.
• little – Little is known about this period of history.
• much – Much was discussed at the meeting.
• neither – In the end, neither was selected.
• no one – No one thinks that you are mean
• nobody – Nobody wants to be one of the contestants.
• nothing – Nothing is true.
• 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 fix that.
• something – Something makes me want to dance.
• they – Tell them to cut it out. (See: Singular they
  Singular they
  Singular they is the use of they to refer to an entity that is not plural, or not necessarily plural. Though singular they is widespread in everyday English and has a long history of usage, debate continues about its acceptability...
  
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• whatever – Take whatever you like.
• whoever – Whoever did this?
• whichever – Choose whichever is better.
• you
  You
  You is the second-personpersonal pronoun, both singular and plural, and both nominative and objective case, in Modern English. The oblique/objective form you functioned originally as both accusative and dative)...
  
   (in informal usage, in the sense of "one") – You can understand why.

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 – None of those people are related to me.
• some – Some of the biscuits have been eaten.
• such – Such is life.

See also

• Generic you
  Generic you
  In English grammar and in particular in casual English, generic you or indefinite you is the pronoun you in its use in referring to an unspecified person, as opposed to its use as the second person pronoun.-In English:...
  
  
• Number name
• One (pronoun)
  One (pronoun)
  One is a pronoun in the English language. It is a gender-neutral, third-person singular pronoun, commonly used in English prose...
  
  
• One (word)
• Pronoun
  Pronoun
  In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun , such as, in English, the words it and he...
  
  
• Quantifier

External links

• Using Indefinite Pronouns