Question

name: aman bey date: 02-02-26
parts of speech: pronouns
indefinite pronouns
pronoun: a pronoun is a word that can take the place of another noun. an indefinite pronoun refers to people or things in general.
example: everyone had a great time at the birthday party.
indefinite pronouns
few | anything
everyone | nobody
all | some
part 1:
directions: circle the indefinite pronoun in the sentence.

1. i do not have any game tokens left.
2. ezra ate all of his pizza and some of his salad.
3. the cashier at the grocery store asked us to help bag some of the groceries.
4. when kamari went back to the classroom, nobody was in there.
5. anyone can learn a new language; it just takes practice and patience.
6. all of henry’s lizards escaped last night.
7. very few people in the world know how to ride a unicycle and juggle at the same time.
8. the doctor told her not to worry and that everything would be okay.
9. someone fell asleep in the movie theatre during the final showing of the night.
10. abigail earned 100 percent on some of her math tests.

part 2:
directions: complete the sentence by writing in an indefinite pronoun that makes sense.

1. the young child had to clean up ______ of his mess.
2. ______ was late the the surprise party.
3. my best friend forgot ______ of the gift cards at home.
4. remember to put ______ of the perishables away in the refrigerator.
5. the teacher wanted ______ to feel welcomed on the first day, so he greeted students at the door.
6. there is a blizzard right now, so ______ of the kids can go outside to play.
7. the inexperienced chef burnt ______ of the food in the oven.

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Explanation:

Part 1:

Identified the indefinite pronoun in each sentence based on the definition (words referring to general people/things) and the provided list of indefinite pronouns.

Part 2:

Selected logical indefinite pronouns from the provided list to complete each sentence so the statement makes contextual sense.

Answer:

Part 1:

1. any
2. all, some
3. some
4. nobody
5. Anyone
6. All
7. few
8. everything
9. Someone
10. some

Part 2:

1. all (or some, few)
2. Nobody
3. some (or all, few)
4. all (or some)
5. everyone (or all)
6. none (or few)
7. all