Identify the kind of pronoun underlined in the sentence:
Has anyone seen my geometry box? I left it on this bench.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Indefinite pronoun
“Anyone” does not point to a particular person. It means any person at all.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Interrogative pronoun | asks a question by itself: who, whom, whose, which, what; “anyone” does not ask anything | Who broke the window? |
| (2) Distributive pronoun | takes persons or things one at a time: each, either, neither; “anyone” is not one of these | Either of the two shirts will suit you. |
| (3) Indefinite pronoun (answer) | stands for a person or thing that is not named or known | Everyone in our colony came to the Holi party. |
| (4) Personal pronoun | stands for a particular person: I, you, he, she, we, they; “anyone” does not stand for a particular person | She lives next door. |