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3.11 Pronouns Naming Nonspecific People or Things

A pronoun is often used to refer to
unnamed, nonspecific persons or things.

These pronouns refer to people, places, or things in general.
By looking at their form, you can see whether these pronouns
refer to one or many.

Singular pronouns refer to a person or thing: each, somebody,
something, or anything.

Plural pronouns refer to more than one person or thing: both,
several, few, or many.

Somebody always takes the flippers.
or
The pronoun somebody refers to an unnamed
person. We don’t know if it is a boy or a girl.

Something happened at the pool.

The pronoun something can refer to an accident
or a celebration. We don’t know which.

Several came to the swim meet.

The pronoun several indicates unspecified
people attending the swim meet.

There are many different pronouns in this category. Only a few
are listed here. Look at the examples to understand what they
all have in common: They refer to people or things without
naming them.

PART TWO
What Jobs Can Pronouns Do?

3.12 Overview: Subject Pronouns, Object Pronouns,
and Possessive Pronouns

The roles pronouns can play divide them into three distinct
groups: subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive
pronouns.
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