Pronouns and Determiners - Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners

These forms indicate absence of people or things in a category and are considered inherently negative which means they can make a sentence negative.

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[pronoun]

used to indicate absence or lack of something; it refers to not any or not one of a group

Ex: They interviewed a lot of applicants but none met the qualifications for the job .

[pronoun]

used to say not even one person

Ex: No one could solve the mystery of the missing keys .

[pronoun]

not even one person

Ex: Even with the tempting offer , nobody volunteered to lead the project .

[pronoun]

not a single thing

Ex: The explorers ventured deep into the forest but found nothing but dense foliage .

[pronoun]

used to indicate not one and not the other of two people or things

Ex: She called her friends but neither answered .

[determiner]

not one nor the other of two things or people

[determiner]

used to say there is none of something

Ex: I have no idea what you 're talking about .

Pronouns and Determiners