These are pronouns which don’t refer to a specific person, place or thing. They are vague and ‘not definite’ hence the name. Let’s start off by looking at some of the most common ones.

common indefinite pronouns

Let’s look at them in a little more detail.

indefinite pronouns
indefinite pronouns
common indefinite pronouns

rules for indefinite pronouns

These pronouns are a little trickier than the others. Let’s take a look at some rules for you to learn.

indefinite pronoun rules
indefinite pronoun rules
indefinite pronoun rules
indefinite pronoun rules
indefinite pronoun rules

examples in use

Take a look at some examples in use.

indefinite pronoun examples
indefinite pronoun examples
indefinite pronoun examples
indefinite pronoun examples
indefinite pronoun examples
indefinite pronoun examples

indefinite pronouns quiz

Now, test yourself.

indefinite pronouns quiz
indefinite pronouns quiz
indefinite pronouns quiz
indefinite pronouns quiz
answers 1. d)   2. b)   3. a)   4. c)   5. d)   6. d)   7. c)    8. a)

other indefinite pronouns

I tricked you, there are more! I thought I’d ease you in with some easy ones before introducing the difficult ones.

Here’s the deal, most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. However, some can be both. Here are some of the most common ones: all, another, any, both, each, either, enough, every, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, none, one, other, others, several, and some.

Take a look at the table with examples to see how they function.

indefinite pronouns list
indefinite pronouns list
indefinite pronouns list