Exercise 6
Circle at least one indefinite pronoun in each sentence.
1. One never knows who might be listening
2. Many are called but few are chosen
3. I finished my cookie and asked for another.
4. Both were punished for the crime they commited.
5. Several applied for the job, but no one was hired.
Answers
Answer:
The indefinite pronoun in each sentence is underlined.
1. One never knows who might be listening.
2. Many are called but few are chosen
3. I finished my cookie and asked for another.
4. Both were punished for the crime they committed.
5. Several applied for the job, but no one was hired.
Explanation:
Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that don’t refer to any person or thing in particular.
Examples of indefinite pronouns are:
One Anyone anybody anything Everyone everybody everything
[no one] nobody nothing Someone somebody something
1. One never knows who might be listening
2. Many are called but few are chosen
3. I finished my cookie and asked for another.
4. Both were punished for the crime they commited.
5. Several applied for the job, but no one was hired
→ One
→ Many
→ Another
→ Both
→ No one
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