Everything is known as one of the indefinite pronouns in English grammar. We have covered all of its uses in this lesson.
'Everything' as an Indefinite Pronoun
Use
Everything as an indefinite pronoun is used to show all the things in a group of things or all the important things.
all the things in a group of things
I know everything about you.
all the things
Everything in this house stinks.
all the important things
My mother means everything to me.
all the important things
Money is everything.
Tip
Everything also means all the things that are happening in someone's life. For example:
How's everything?
Position in a Sentence
Everything as an indefinite pronoun is used to replace a noun it refers to, which can be a subject or an object. As the subject, it takes a singular verb. For example:
Everything is fine.
'Everything' replaces the subject and takes the singular verb.
My mother means everything to me.
'Everything' is the object.
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