<p>I have been looking for info on indefinite pronouns but no one on the internet seems to understand what they are. Can someone please help me understand? </p>
<p>For example:
Everyone likes to play football- Why is everyone an indefinite pronoun here
I dont like anything- why is anything indefinite
Nothing bothers me- why is nothing indefintie
No one loves me- why is no one indefinte
Nobody loves me- why is nobody indefinite</p>
<p>Can some grammar wiz help me understand, I DO NOT like to memorise stuff would like to understand what an indefinite pronoun is. I keep hearing: it is vague, non-specific but I dont get it!</p>
<p>They’re indefinite because they do not refer back to a specific antecedent, and can stand on their own. They do not need an antecedent. They are general pronouns.</p>
<p>They’re indefinite because they do not refer back to a specific antecedent, and can stand on their own. They do not need an antecedent. They are general pronouns. </p>
<p>Hey chedva could you please elaborate on what you are saying e.g. by providing an example as this would certainly enlighten me </p>
<p>hi Francaisalamatt.
Chedva mentioned ‘they do not refer back to a specific antecedent’ and I was asking whether Chedva could illustrate what he/she is saying with an example. As a matter of fact maybe you could! </p>
<p>I dont want a list of examples of the indefinite pronoun as it does not explain why they are indefinite i.e. I need an explanation. If I said Everyone and I had no idea what an indefinite pronoun was then how would you explain it. Does anyone get what I’m saying?</p>
<p>What about </p>
<p>He is running. Is he an indefinite pronoun???</p>
No. “He” is a definite pronoun - who is the “he”? Where is the necessary antecedent?</p>
<p>Take this example:
A friend runs up to you crying, saying, “He doesn’t like me!” Your initial reactions would be “Who doesn’t like you? How do you know he doesn’t like you?” Definite pronoun.</p>
<p>The same friend runs up to you crying, saying, “Nobody likes me!” Your intial reactions would be, “There, there. That’s not true. I like you!” Indefinite pronoun. The sentence makes sense with no further information needed.</p>