Grammar: Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects
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Ch apt er 6 (From Basic Grammar and Usage )
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Chapter 6 of Basic Grammar and Usage: Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects
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C h a p t e r 6(From Basic Grammar and Usage)
she
it
SPECIFIC definite persons, places, or things.
they
NOT specific or definite
The Things:
EverythingAnythingSomethingNothing
The Ones:
Everyone
Anyone
Someone
No one
Each one
The Bodys:
Everybody
Anybody
Somebody
Nobody
Also…EACH, EITHER, NEITHER are singular
How much? ------ SINGULAR “Most, some, all”
Most of the steak is rotten. (How much?)
Some of the pie is missing.
All of the bread is stale. How many? -------- PLURAL
“Most, some, all” Most of the marbles are missing.
Some of the players were late.
All of the items go to us.
MOST of the ____________ gone!
ALL of the ________ here.
