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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none [pronoun]

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

Ex: She invited all her friends but none showed up .

no one [pronoun]

used to say not even one person

Ex: In the deserted town , no one could be found for miles .

nobody [pronoun]

not even one person

Ex: In the empty room , nobody could be heard except for the ticking clock .

nothing [pronoun]

not a single thing

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neither [pronoun]

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

Ex: She called her friends but neither answered .

neither [determiner]

not one nor the other of two things or people

no [determiner]

used to say there is none of something

Ex: He showed no interest in the topic .

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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