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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[pronoun]

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

Ex: Some prefer tea to coffee.

[pronoun]

a person who is not mentioned by name

Ex: Someone left their umbrella in the hallway.

[pronoun]

a person whose identity is not specified or known

Ex: Somebody left their keys on the table.

[pronoun]

used to mention a thing that is not known or named

Ex: I need to buy something for dinner tonight.

[determiner]

used to express an unspecified amount or number of something

Ex: I need to buy some groceries.

[pronoun]

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

Ex: He has a collection of rare coins, certain of which are quite valuable.

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