SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: Indefinite Pronouns | Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
Channel: Shiksha Mantra
Date: 2023-05-18

#INDEFINITE #PRONOUNS
#pronouns 

Indefinite pronouns are derived from adjectives describing indefinite numbers or amounts; when the nouns they describe are dropped and only the adjectives remain,these become substitutions for their nouns, which by definition makes them pronouns: "Each toy is handmade" becomes "Each is handmade."

Because they form from indefinite articles and other adjectives, some of them can also take comparative and superlative forms:

 

Among the elderly, even though some are experienced with text-messaging, and more are becoming comfortable with e-mail, most still prefer the personal touch that a phone call offers.
#indefinite  #pronouns  AND#SUBJECTIVE-VERB #agreements 
Subject/verb agreement errors commonly occur as a result of the confusion over whether certain indefinite pronouns, when used as subjects, take singular forms or plural forms. (See Verbs for more information.) Adding to the confusion is that a good many are collective pronouns. A "Collective Noun" is a noun that implies a plural but is really singular. In British English, this distinction leads to an exception in subject-verb agreement because singular subjects then take plural verbs: "The company are hiring"; "The House of Lords are standing firm on their position." In American English, we obey the rule and use the verb that agrees with a singular noun: "The company is hiring"; "The House of Representatives is standing firm."

 

Some indefinite pronouns are the exception to this in American English: they're collective pronouns that take plural verbs. For instance, "Only a few know I'm eloping." In the phrase "a few," the use of the indefinite article, "a," proves that "few" is treated as a singular pronoun, but the verb that agrees with it is still plural: "know," rather than "knows." This isn't to say that "only a few knows" is necessarily wrong, grammatically speaking; it's just wrong as accepted convention. If you doubt me, try writing both of these phrases in your word processing program and see what your grammar-check prefers. Sorry, but this is something you'll have to consider on a case-by-case basis as you study indefinite pronouns.

Modifying #indefinite #pronouns with #adjective the #positions they take:
https://youtu.be/OoGJQ9N6xFA

#indefinitepronouns  #pronoun Indefinite Pronouns:
https://youtu.be/3VidTmcGk_M