Question

Identify the pronoun of the word in bold: All were late to the party.
i) distributive ii) indefinite 111) interrogative iv) relative
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Answer 1

Answer:

indefinite pronoun is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

Types of Pronoun

There are ten different types of Pronoun:

Demonstrative Pronouns

We use demonstrative pronouns to point out the objects to which they refer. For example,

This is a present from my elder brother.

These are merely excuses.

Darjeeling tea is better than that of Assam.

These mangoes are not as sour as those mangoes.

Types of Pronoun

Indefinite Pronouns

We use Indefinite Pronouns in order to refer to persons or things in a general way, not to refer to any particular person or thing. Some examples are:

Anybody can do this easy task.

One must not praise oneself.

None of the boys is (are) wicked.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Many of them were injured but a few escaped unhurt.

None of them has (have) come back yet. (‘None’ is a shortened form of not one, yet it is commonly used with plural verbs)

What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business?

In referring to anybody, everybody, everyone, anyone, each, etc. the Pronoun he or she, his or her is used according to the context.

I shall be glad to help every one of the boys in his studies.

I shall be glad to help every one of the girls in her studies.

But when the sex is not determined from the context, we use pronouns of the masculine gender.

Each must do his best.

Everyone likes to have his way.

Anyone can do this if he tries.

But we cannot use his or her in case of ‘one’:

One must do one’s duty (not, his)

Distributive Pronouns

We use distributive pronouns in order to refer to persons or things one at a time. For this reason, they are always singular –

Note 1: Either means the one or the other of the two. Neither is the negative of either.

Each of the boys is healthy.

Either of the roads leads to the market.

Neither of the girls was late.