1. Choose the correct indefinite pronoun.
1) I didn’t have to pay ______ for the tickets. They were free.
a nothing b anything c something
2) We didn’t like the city. There were tourists ______ .
a anywhere b somewhere c everywhere
3) I think I’ve missed the train. There’s ______ on the platform.
a anybody b everybody c nobody
4) He can’t lift his suitcase. There’s ______ heavy in it.
a something b everything c anything
5) The law says that ______ has to wear a seat belt.
a everybody b anybody c somebody
6) The restaurant was full. There was ______ to sit.
a anywhere b nowhere c somewhere
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1) b 2) c 3) c 4) a 5) a 6) b
2. The indefinite pronouns in these sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.
1) Has somebody seen passport?
__anybody______
2) I was hungry because there was anything to eat.
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3) There wasn’t nobody at the check-in desk.
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4) We didn’t have nowhere to sleep.
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5) Can I have anything to drink?
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6) I’ll go somewhere as long as there’s a beach.
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7) I want to meet nobody from London.
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8 Anybody says that Paris is amazing in the spring.
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2) nothing 3) anybody / anyone 4) anywhere
5) something 6) anywhere 7) somebody / someone
8) Everybody
3. Complete the dialogue with indefinite pronouns.
Liz I’ve been thinking about the holidays. Let’s go 1) _____ different this year.
Phil Were you thinking of 2) _____ in particular?
Liz Well, 3) _____ at work went to Monte Carlo last year. She said it was great!
Phil But 4) _____ in Monte Carlo is so expensive! We can’t afford a holiday.
Liz You said the same last year and we did 5) _____ all summer. I don’t know 6) _____ except us who spends their holidays in their garden!
Phil Well, if you can think of 7) _____ cheap to do, I’ll agree to it.
Liz 8 _____ says that camping is cheap.
Phil OK. Let’s go and buy a tent.
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1) somewhere 2) anywhere 3) somebody / someone
4) everything 5) nothing 6 anybody / anyone
7) something 8) Everybody / Everyone
4. Complete the article with indefinite pronouns.
Low-cost flights may mean you can go away 1) _____ exciting for the same price as it costs to stay at home, but there is another side to the story. Every time 2) _____ takes a return flight from London to New York, about 1.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide is produced. You can’t travel 3) _____ by plane without contributing to global warming.
So, can 4) _____ be done to solve the problem? Currently, governments seem to be doing almost 5) _____ to control the carbon emissions from aircraft. 6) _____ has managed to discover an alternative fuel to kerosene yet. Governments need to do 7) _____ to stop the damage airlines are causing. Relying on individuals to limit the flights they take is not the answer. There isn’t 8) _____ who would choose a train over a plane when they have to travel over 1,000 km to a business meeting or a family wedding.
One thing is clear. If the issue of aircraft carbon emissions is not addressed, there will soon be 9) _____ attractive to fly to.
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1) somewhere 2 somebody / someone 3) anywhere
4) anything 5) nothing 6) Nobody / No one
7) something 8) anybody / anyone 9) nowhere
Challenge!
Read the questions and use indefinite pronouns to write your answers.
Who would you like to go on holiday with?
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What activities would you like to do on your next holiday?
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Where would you like to go for your next holiday?
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