特定のものを指さず、漠然と表す代名詞。
- （定番）
- （人）anybody / everybody / nobody / somebody
- （人）anyone / everyone / no one / someone
- （物）anything / everything / nothing / something
- （場所）anywhere /everywhere / nowhere / somewhere
- （その他）
- one / none / some / any / other / another / each / every / both / all / either / neither / few / many / several / enough / most / others / such など
［anybody / everybody / nobody / somebody］
- Is this anybody's coat? （anyは疑問文や否定文で使われる）
- Everybody enjoys the party. （every～は単数扱い）
- Nobody came. （no=not anyだが、Anybody did't comeは好まれない）
- They were staying in somebody's house. （someは肯定文で使わる）
［不定代名詞と不定形容詞］
- All in the lobby must remain seated. （不定代名詞）
- All personnel in the lobby must remain seated. （不定形容詞）
- Please take some to Jack. （不定代名詞）
- Please take some sticks to fix to Jack. （不定形容詞）
［単数扱い or 複数扱い］
- 単数扱い
- anybody / everybody / nobody / somebody
- anyone / everyone / no one / someone
- anything / everything / nothing / something
- another / each / either / enough / less / little / much / neither / one / other
- 複数扱い
- both / few / fewer / many / others / several
- 単複両方
- all / any / more / most / none / some / such
［Sample Sentences］
- （〇）Either of the sisters is welcome to attend.
- （×）Either of the sisters are welcome to attend.
- （〇）Both of them are busy.
- （×）Both of them is busy.
- （〇）None of them is alive.
- （〇）None of them are alive.
※日記 に補足があります。
→ 文法 #103 代名詞の一覧
→ 文法 #111 不定代名詞 one / it と one の違い
