indefinite pronoun

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An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing. These pronouns typically refer to an unidentified or unfamiliar person or thing.12

Examples of indefinite pronouns include:
* "Anyone"
* "Something"
* "Few"
* "Everybody"
* "None"
* "Several"
* "Many"123

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Indefinite pronouns are those that do not refer to specific people or things. Some of them are always singular and fall into one of three categories: those that end in -one, those that end in -body, and those that end in -thing:
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Indefinite pronouns are those that do not refer to specific people or things. Some of them are always singular and fall into one of three categories: those that end in -one, those that end in -body, and those that end in -thing:
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