Grammar
Pronouns: Relatives and reciprocal pronouns
1st Part
Personal and object pronouns
2nd Part
Demonstratives pronouns
for timing and feelings
3rd Part
Demonstratives pronouns
to show something
4rd Part
Possessive Pronouns
5rd Part
Relative pronouns
6rd Part
Reciprocal pronouns
Grammar in use
- Topic: Reciprocal pronouns
- Skills : Grammar
Use
What is a reciprocal pronoun?
They love each other.
The men were fighting one another.
We use a reciprocal pronoun when each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the other(s). There are 2 reciprocal pronouns: “each other” and “one another”. In theory, we use “each other” for 2 people and “one another” for 3 or more people, but this distinction is no longer made much. ‘each other’ is more commonly used.
Examples:
Andrea loves Jason and Jason loves Andrea: they love each other.
The 5 children were blaming one another.
It is possible to use the possessive with reciprocal pronouns.
Example:
They looked at each other’s faces.