Pronouns and Determiners - Assertive Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners

These pronouns and determiners refer to an indefinite person or thing that is introduced in a positive statement.

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some [pronoun]

used to denote a certain, but unspecified, portion or selection of things or people

Ex: I have some to share with you .

someone [pronoun]

a person who is not mentioned by name

Ex: I heard someone knocking at the door , but when I opened it , no one was there .

somebody [pronoun]

a person whose identity is not specified or known

Ex: Can you please check if somebody is waiting outside ?

something [pronoun]

used to mention a thing that is not known or named

Ex: I thought I heard something moving in the bushes .

some [determiner]

used to express an unspecified amount or number of something

Ex: We planted some flowers in the garden .

certain [pronoun]

used to refer to an unspecified selection within a group or category

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Pronouns and Determiners
Personal Subject Pronouns	Personal Object Pronouns	Personal Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns	Personal Possessive Pronouns and Determiners
Personal Archaic Pronouns	Demonstrative Pronouns and Determiners	Dummy and Impersonal Pronouns	Interrogative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns	Nominal Relative Pronouns	Assertive Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Non-Assertive Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners
Universal Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Alternative Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners