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Lesson Twelvesomeone and somebody (indefinite pronouns) singular
Use "someone" or "somebody" when you don’t know the identity of a person. These pronouns are always used when talking about one person.
There are a few important things to consider when using these pronouns: 1. There’s really no difference between the words "someone" and "somebody." 2. In the present tense, ‘s is often used as a contraction for "is" and "has":
3. When "someone" is an antecedent, many people use "their" or "his" or "her" because there is no gender neutral singular pronoun in English. The easiest thing to do is to use a plural pronoun:
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someone someone’s his her 1. The police are talking to __________. 2. Is __________ sitting here? 3. __________ dog is in our backyard. 4. __________ singing. 5. One of the customers forgot __________ purse. 6. It’s __________ responsibility to take care of this mess. 7. This must belong to __________. 8. Was ___________ knocking at the door? 9. He’s not happy about __________ grades. 10. __________ been sleeping in my bed. Next: Lesson Thirteen Answers: 1. someone; 2. someone; 3. Someone’s; 4. Someone’s; 5. her; 6. someone’s; 7. someone; 8. someone; 9. his; 10. Someone’s |