Reciprocal Pronouns


We use the reciprocal pronouns each other and one another when two or more people do the same thing.

Each other
➧ Peter and Mary helped each other.
➧ Peter helped Mary and Mary helped Peter.


One another
➧ We sent one another cards.
➧ We sent them a card and they sent us a card.


We also use the possessive forms each other's and one another's

➧ They helped to look after each other's children.
➧ The group of students often stayed in one another's houses.

Note that we do not use reciprocal pronouns as the subject of a clause.


Reciprocal pronouns and plural reflexive pronouns ourselves • yourselves • themselves have different meanings

➧ John and Fred talk to each other regularly.
➧ John talks to Fred and Fred talks to John.


➧ John and Fred regularly talk to themselves.
➧ John talks to himself and Fred talks to himself.
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