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Most indefinite pronouns usually define a quantity, such as ALL, SOME, FEW,
MANY, SOMEONE, EVERYONE, MOST, etc. The quantity determines whether they are
singular or plural. Did this help?
David B. Dubin, PHR
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Subject: Friday afternoon grammar feeding frenzy, part II
Anybody care to tell us what an indefinite pronoun is?
These aren't:)
"How to Write for Translation
Restrict the use of indefinite pronouns such as it, this, and those,
especially at the beginning of sentences. "
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