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Communication Skills-II

notes Indefinite pronouns fall into two categories:
1. Pronouns that refer to a non-specific noun: anybody, anyone, anything, everybody,
everyone, everything, nobody, none, no one, nothing, somebody, someone and something.

Example: Nothing gets accomplished without some effort.

2. Pronouns that refer to a specific noun whose meaning is clear only because of a previous
mention or because of words that follow the indefinite pronoun: all, another, any, both,
each, either, few, many, neither, one, some, several.

Example: Several are planning to travel to New Delhi.
(The identity of the group that is traveling to New Delhi would have already been
mentioned.)
Do you want some of these books?
(Books makes clear the meaning of some.)

Note The indefinite pronouns in point 2 function simply as adjectives when they are
directly followed by nouns.

Example: Several students received awards.

My mother baked some pies for the picnic.
relative Pronouns

A relative pronoun connects (relates) an adjective clause or a noun clause to the rest of the
sentence.

Relative Pronouns that Introduce Adjective Clauses

When a relative pronoun introduces an adjective clause, the pronoun refers to a noun already
mentioned in the main clause of the sentence. (Who whose whom which that )

Example: (Adjective clauses are underlined):
The mystery novel that she recently completed will be published next year.
(That refers back to novel and acts as a direct object in the adjective clause.)

Healing is more rapid for patients who have a positive attitude.
(Who refers back to patients and acts as the subject of the adjective clause.)

Relative Pronouns that Introduce Noun Clauses

who whom what which whose
whoever whomever whatever whichever that

136 lovely Professional university