What are Negative Indefinite Pronouns ?

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What are Negative Indefinite Pronouns ?

Definition : Negative Indefinite Pronouns are pronouns that refer to people or things in a general way, but they express a negative meaning.
They show that no person or no thing exists.

 সংজ্ঞা : Negative Indefinite Pronouns বুলিলে এনে সৰ্বনামক বুজায় যিয়ে সাধাৰণভাৱে মানুহ বা বস্তু বুজায় কিন্তু নাকৰাত্মক অৰ্থ প্ৰকাশ কৰে। ই বুজায় যে কোনো মানুহ নাই বা কোনো বস্তু নাই।

Common Negative Indefinite Pronouns | সাধাৰণ উদাহৰণ :

• no one / nobody → কোনো মানুহ নহয়


• nothing → একো নহয়

Key Points (By Points)

1. Refer to people or things generally (সাধাৰণভাৱে মানুহ বা বস্তু বুজায়)


2. Give a negative meaning (নাকৰাত্মক অৰ্থ প্ৰকাশ কৰে)


3. Do not refer to a specific person or thing (নিৰ্দিষ্ট নহয়)


4. Used without “not” (no double negative) (“not” লগত ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা নাযায়)


5. Always take a singular verb (সদায় singular verb লয়)

Examples | উদাহৰণ

• No one is in the room. (ৰুমত কোনো মানুহ নাই।)


• Nobody called me yesterday. (কালি মোক কোনো মানুহে ফোন কৰা নাছিল।)


• There is nothing to eat. (খাবলৈ একো নাই।)

Exam Tip : No one / Nobody / Nothing + Singular Verb : Correct
Double negative : Wrong (Avoid using not with them)

MCQs / Error Detection / Mixed Pronouns Practice

 PART A: MCQs 

1. Each of the boys ___ ready for the test.
A. are | B. were | C. is | D. have
Ans: C – is
Explanation: Each always takes a singular verb. ব্যাখ্যা: Each সদায় singular verb লয়।

2. Nobody ___ the correct answer. A. know | B. knew | C. knows | D. knowing
Ans: C – knows
Explanation: Nobody = singular. ব্যাখ্যা: Nobody singular।

3. This bag is ___, not hers. A. my | B. mine | C. me | D. I
Ans: B – mine
Explanation: “Mine” is a possessive pronoun. ব্যাখ্যা: “Mine” possessive pronoun।

4. She hurt ___ while running. A. her | B. hers | C. herself | D. she
Ans: C – herself
Explanation: Reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject. ব্যাখ্যা: Reflexive pronoun subject লৈ উভতি যায়।

5. ___ is my favourite pen. (near) A. That | B. Those | C. This | D. These
Ans: C – This
Explanation: Near object → this. ব্যাখ্যা: ওচৰৰ বস্তু → this।

6. Someone ___ waiting outside. A. are | B. were | C. is | D. have
Ans: C – is
Explanation: Someone is singular. ব্যাখ্যা: Someone singular।

7. The boy ___ won the race is my cousin. A. which | B. whom | C. who | D. whose
Ans: C – who
Explanation: “Who” is used for people (subject). ব্যাখ্যা: মানুহৰ বাবে “who” ব্যৱহাৰ হয়।

8. Neither of the answers ___ correct. A. are | B. were | C. is | D. have
Ans: C – is
Explanation: Neither → singular verb. ব্যাখ্যা: Neither singular verb লয়।

9. ___ did you give the book to? A. Who | B. Whose | C. Whom | D. Which
Ans: C – whom
Explanation: Object of the verb → whom. ব্যাখ্যা: Verb ৰ object হলে “whom”।

10. These books are ___. A. my | B. mine | C. me | D. I
Ans: B – mine
Explanation: No noun after → possessive pronoun. ব্যাখ্যা: Noun নথকালে possessive pronoun।

11. Everybody ___ happy with the result. A. are | B. were | C. is | D. have
Ans: C – is
Explanation: Everybody always singular. ব্যাখ্যা: Everybody সদায় singular।

12. ___ of the two roads leads to the village. A. Each | B. Either | C. Neither | D. Both
Ans: B – Either
Explanation: Either = one of two. ব্যাখ্যা: Either = দুটাৰ মাজৰ এটা।

PART B: Error Detection : Identify the incorrect part.

13. Each of the students / are / present / today.
Wrong: are → Correct: is
Reason: Each → singular. কাৰণ: Each singular।

14. Nobody / know / the reason / for the delay.
Wrong: know → Correct: knows
Reason: Nobody singular. কাৰণ: Nobody singular।

15. This house / is / our / not theirs.
Wrong: our → Correct: ours
Reason: Possessive pronoun needed. কাৰণ: Possessive pronoun লাগিব।

16. She blamed / himself / for the error.
Wrong: himself → Correct: herself
Reason: Reflexive must match subject. কাৰণ: Reflexive pronoun subject ৰ সৈতে মিলিব লাগিব।

17. Neither of the players / were / selected / today.
Wrong: were → Correct: was
Reason: Neither → singular verb. কাৰণ: Neither singular।

18. Someone / have / taken / my pen.
Wrong: have → Correct: has
Reason: Someone is singular. কাৰণ: Someone singular।

19. These is / her shoes / under the bed.
Wrong: These is → Correct: These are
Reason: These = plural. কাৰণ: These plural।

20. The girl / which / is singing / is my sister.
Wrong: which → Correct: who
Reason: “Who” is used for people. কাৰণ: মানুহৰ বাবে “who”।