Question

III. Using Indefinite Pronouns

•Underline the Indefinite Pronoun used in the given sentences. Then, encircle the correct word inside the parenthesis to complete each sentence.
1. Someone (is, are) knocking at the door. 2. None of the marbles (belongs, belong) to Lucy.
3. Some of the ice from the polar caps (melt, melts) each summer.
4. I can't figure out where everybody (has, have) gone.​​

Answer 1

Answers:

1. Pronoun: Someone; Circled Word: is
2. Pronoun: None; Circled Word: belong
3. Pronoun: Some; Circled Word: melts
4. Pronoun: Everybody; Circled Word: has
5. Pronoun: Many; Circled Word: were
6. Pronoun: Neither; Circled Word: was
7. Pronoun: Most; Circled Word: understand
8. Pronoun: No one; Circled Word: was
9. Pronoun: Everyone; Circled Word: wants
10. Pronoun: Someone; Circled Word: has
11. Pronoun: Everything; Circled Word: is
12. Pronoun: Half; Circled Word: arrive
13. Pronoun: Each; Circled Word: seem
14. Pronoun: All; Circled Word: are
15. Pronoun: Nobody; Circled Word: wishes
16. Pronoun: All; Circled Word: is
17. Pronoun: All; Circled Word: are
18. Pronoun: Many; Circled Word: attends
19. Pronoun: Anybody; Circled Word: has
20. Pronoun: One; Circled Word: bite

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Step-by-step explanation:

The singular indefinite pronouns are:

1. Another
2. Anybody
3. Anyone
4. Anything
5. Each
6. Either
7. Everybody
8. Everyone
9. Everything
10. Much
11. Neither
12. Nobody
13. No one
14. Nothing
15. One
16. Somebody
17. Someone
18. Something

The plural forms are:

1. Both
2. Few
3. Many
4. Others
5. Several

Then there are indefinite pronouns that could either be singular or plural depending on context.

1. All
2. Any
3. Most
4. None
5. Some

For instance, we could say "Some dog is barking" (singular) and "Some of the dogs are barking" (plural). Take note of the very slight difference in wording. Also, take note of the "is" and "are".

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With all that in mind, you should have enough info to a) determine the indefinite pronoun and b) determine if you have a singular or plural form.

In problem 1, "Someone" is the indefinite pronoun. It's in the "singular" list so we go for "someone is". The full sentence being "Someone is knocking at the door".

For problem 2, "none" is in the gray area. It could be singular or it could be plural. Notice that "none of the marbles" can be replaced with simply "none". The sentence "None of the marbles belong to Lucy" is the same as "None belong to Lucy". Though of course the first sentence is more descriptive, while the second relies on implicit context cues from somewhere else.

The other sentences will use the same idea.