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List 10 - Pronouns

The following tables show indefinite pronouns. They refer to people, things or places but not to any one of them in particular

List 10 - Pronouns
1. Singular
2. Plural
3. Singular & Plural 
4. Miscellaneous

1. Singular top

Singular
another anyone everyone no one someone
each anybody everybody nobody somebody
much anything everything nothing something
other        
either        
little        
neither        
one        

We can use the singular pronouns with plural nouns as these examples show.

Examples: 

  • Another of his books is about humans fighting aliens in the street. 
  • Each of the scary stories was about scaly reptiles killing humans.  

2. Plural top

Plural
both
few
many
others
several

The above plural pronouns can only be used with plural nouns as shown here.

Examples: 

  • Both of the cars were badly damaged in the storm. 
  • Several of the roads in the city were flooded after the heavy downpour.

3. Singular and Plural top

Singular and Plural
all
any
more
most
none
some

We can use the singular or plural pronouns with a singular or plural countable noun, or a singular uncountable noun.

Examples: 

  • I returned the apple to the seller as all of it was rotten. (Singular countable noun)
  • Someone has eaten all of my peanuts. (Plural countable noun)
  • If we finish all of his drink, will we get drunk? (Singular uncountable noun)
  • None of the books was about what I want to know. 
  • None of the dogs outside havestopped barking at something.
  • We have none of the cheese left.

4. Other pronouns top

Singular Plural
Nominative case  
who who
whoever whoever
   
Objective case  
whom whom
whomever whomever
   
Possessive case  
whose whose
whosoever whosoever

Examples: 

  • Jane is very kind and charming. Whoever marries her will never regret it.
  • Whenever a problem arises, she blames whomever she can think of.
  • She has already said whosoever wants to marry her needs to be a millionaire.