Which term is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea; examples: everyone, everything, everybody, anybody, many, most, few, each, some, someone, all, nothing, nobody, and no one?

• A. indefinite pronoun
• B. possessive pronoun
• C. reflexive pronoun
• D. interrogative

Answer: (A)

Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific people or things rather than naming a particular one. The examples given—everyone, everything, everybody, anybody, many, most, few, each, some, someone, all, nothing, nobody, and no one—are exactly those non-specific references. They stand in for nouns without specifying who or what is involved, so you can talk about people in general or quantities without naming them. This is different from possessive pronouns like my, your, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, which show ownership; reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself, themselves, which refer back to the subject; and interrogative pronouns like who, what, which, whom, which are used to ask questions. Because indefinite pronouns signal non-specific references, they are the correct category for describing the given set.