👤Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns refer to people, things or places without naming an exact one.

The first part gives the quantity or polarity; the ending gives the type of referent.

Someone and somebody normally have the same meaning, as do no one and nobody.

Some- forms are common in affirmative statements: Someone called.

Any- forms are common in questions and after not: Did anyone call? I did not see anyone.

No- forms already make the meaning negative: Nobody called. Do not add another not in standard English.

Some- is natural in offers and requests when a positive answer is expected: Would you like something to drink?

Pronouns ending in -one, -body and -thing normally take a singular verb: Everyone is ready. Nothing works.

A later pronoun is often singular they: Everyone has their ticket. Someone left their coat.

Everywhere and nowhere refer to places and behave as adverbs: We looked everywhere.

Write no one as two words; write nobody, nothing and nowhere as one word.

Add else after an indefinite pronoun to mean another person, thing or place: someone else, nothing else, somewhere else.

For a possessive form, add ’s after the complete pronoun: someone else’s coat.