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: She invited all her friends but none showed up.

[pronoun]

used to say not even one person

Ex: No one believed his outrageous claims about aliens.

[pronoun]

not even one person

Ex: Nobody wanted to take on the challenging task.

[pronoun]

not a single thing

Ex: After rummaging through the drawers, she found nothing of value.

[pronoun]

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

Ex: Neither of the options presented was satisfactory.

[determiner]

not one nor the other of two things or people

[determiner]

used to say there is none of something

Ex: There is no reason to be afraid.

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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