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What person first second or third are indefinite pronouns?

Indefinite pronouns don't refer to a specific person, so they are not first, second, or third person. They are third-person singular in form, but that doesn't mean they refer to a single specific person.

Here's why:

* First person: "I" and "we" refer to the speaker.

* Second person: "You" refers to the person being spoken to.

* Third person: "He," "she," "it," and "they" refer to someone or something other than the speaker or the listener.

Indefinite pronouns, like "someone," "everyone," "nothing," and "all," don't fit neatly into any of these categories. They don't refer to a specific person or thing.

Example:

* First person: "I went to the store."

* Second person: "You should go to the store."

* Third person: "He went to the store."

* Indefinite pronoun: "Someone went to the store."

We don't know who "someone" is.

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