either pronouns or adjectives, the following are used as pronouns only: algo = alguna cosa, una cosa, something: opposite, nada = ninguna cosa, nothing; alguien = alguna persona, some one, somebody (not previously mentioned): opposite, nadie = ninguna persona, no one, nobody; alguno, some one (previously mentioned): opposite, ninguno, no one, none; cada uno or cada cual, each, each one; quienquiera, whoever, uno, one. 309.

i. If an indefinite negative pronoun (or adverb) is placed after the verb, no is necessary before the verb. If the negative pronoun precedes the verb, no is not used. These statements apply also to negative adjectives and adverbs. No tengo nada, or, nada tengo,

I have nothing. See 678. 310.

z. In comparisons of inequality a negative pronoun (or adverb) is used in Spanish instead of the positive form that is found in English: se considera mejor que nadie, he considers himself better than anyone; estoy mejor que nunca, I am better than ever. 311.

3. After sin and antes de the negatives nada and nadie are used instead of the corresponding positives algo and alguien: antes de nada, before anything; sin nadie, without anyone. 312.

I.. Alguno que otro expresses an occasional j one: alguno que otro me miraba, here and there a person looked at me. 313.

5. Algo and nada may be used as adverbs:

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estoy algo cansado, I am somewhat tired; no es nada listo, he is not shrewd at all. See 672, 673. 314.

6. Todo as object is usually duplicated by lo : lo aprendi6 todo en los libros, he learned it all in books. 315.

7. Cualquiera (cualesquiera) may not be used with a negative: cualquiera de los ninos lo sabre any one of the children must know it; but, no lo sabrá ninguno de los ninos, none of the children will know it. 316.

8. The indefinite pronominal phrases la mayor parte de and la mayoria de, especially when followed by a plural noun, take a plural verb (see 629) by " attraction " of the plural noun: la mayor parte de los ninos lo sabran, most children must know it. 317..

For indefinite adjectives, see 228-231.

D. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. These are formed by placing the definite article before the longer forms of the possessive adjectives (see 221, 291). They are: el mio (la mia, los mios, las mias), mine; el tuyo (la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas), thine, yours; el suyo (la suya, los suyos, las suyas), his hers, yours, its; el nuestro (la nuestra, los nuestros, las nuestras), ours; el vuestro (la vuestra, los vuestros, las vuestras), yours; el suyo (la suya, los suyos, las suyas), theirs, yours. 318.

I. These pronouns agree in gender and number