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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Nobody
Is nobody an adjective?
I am a nobody.
I am nobody's friend.
I am nothing but a loser.
How do you use 'nobody'?
I am a nobody.
I am nobody's friend.
I am nothing but a loser.
How do you use 'nobody'?
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Hi, It is a noun in the I am a nobody , meaning "a person of no importance". It is a pronoun in the possessive case in the I am nobody's friend . The nothing in the I am nothing but a loser is a pronoun meaning "something of no importance".
- Hi, It is a noun in the I am a nobody , meaning "a person of no importance".
- It is a pronoun in the possessive case in the I am nobody's friend .
- The nothing in the I am nothing but a loser is a pronoun meaning "something of no importance".
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Hi,
It is a noun in the I am a nobody, meaning "a person of no importance".
It is a pronoun in the possessive case in the I am nobody's friend.
The nothing in the I am nothing but a loser is a pronoun meaning "something of no importance".
It is a noun in the I am a nobody, meaning "a person of no importance".
It is a pronoun in the possessive case in the I am nobody's friend.
The nothing in the I am nothing but a loser is a pronoun meaning "something of no importance".
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All your sentences are correct. Nobody is usually an indefinite pronoun, at least in my grammar it is. Using a before nobody is exceptional. Usage like this is common:
Nobody / No one likes me.
I saw nobody / no one there.
He gave me nobody's address.
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Nobody / No one likes me.
I saw nobody / no one there.
He gave me nobody's address.
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