Get It Right! Always use a plural noun:. With uncountable nouns, use little not few :. Few and little generally have a negative meaning, referring to amounts that are smaller than you would like them to be:. At that time, there were few women in management positions. In the UK little work of any description seems to have been done on human behaviour. A few and a little simply refer to a small amount or number:.
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Look at "another" in the following sentences: He has one job in the day and another at night. Can I have another? Either is good for me. They lost everything in the earthquake. All the students arrived but now one is missing. It was not suicide. I just heard something!
What could it be? I think both are good. Indefinite pronouns refer to an identifiable, but not specified, person or thing. An indefinite pronoun conveys the idea of all, any, none, or some. If you are learning English as a second language, remember the following common indefinite pronouns: all , another , any , anybody , anyone , anything , each , everybody , everyone , everything , few , many , nobody , none , one , several , some , somebody , and someone.
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence. The reflexive pronouns used in writing English are myself , yourself , herself , himself , itself , ourselves , yourselves , and themselves. Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize their antecedent. Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns. If you're still having trouble with pronouns, try submitting your document to our English editors.
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