Use Indefinite Pronouns

• 1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE

• 2 LEARN GRAMMAR

• 3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN

Use an indefinite pronoun when you are not talking about a specific person or thing.

• • Some indefinite pronouns are always singular. They always need a singular verb that ends in -s.

  EXAMPLES	Everybody hates the dragon.
  	Nobody likes the dragon.

  Singular Indefinite Pronouns

  • another

  • anybody

  • anyone

  • anything

  • each

  • either

  • everybody

  • everyone

  • everything

  • neither

  • nobody

  • no one

  • nothing

  • somebody

  • someone

  • something

• • Some indefinite pronouns are always plural. They always need aplural verb.

  EXAMPLE

  Many of the townspeople fear the dragon.

  Plural Indefinite Pronouns

  • both

  • few

  • many

  • several

Practice Together

Say each sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.

• 1. The king and queen are mad. Both (want/wants) the dragon dead.

• 2. No one (know/knows) how to kill the dragon.

• 3. Somebody (need/needs) to battle the beast.

• 4. Something (have/has) to be done about the monster.

Try It!

Read each sentence. Write the correct form of the verb on a card. Then say the sentence and add the correct form of the verb.

• 5. Each of the sons (try/tries) to kill the dragon.

• 6. Many of their ideas (sound/sounds) good.

• 7. Several of the townspeople (dream/dreams) of killing the dragon.

• 8. Nothing (seem/seems) to work.

Everyone wants the dragon dead!