Reciprocal pronoun can be defined as “A reciprocal pronoun is a pronoun which is used to indicate that two or more people are carrying out or have carried out an action of same type, with both receiving the benefits or consequences of that action simultaneously. Any time something is done or given in return, demonstrative pronouns are used.”
Explanation
A reciprocal pronoun is a pronoun which we use in the sentence to show the same action performed by the two or more people including the benefits and consequences of that action to them simultaneously.
Reciprocal pronouns are generally used in the sentence in order to avoid the repetition of same action performed by the two or more people. Reciprocal pronouns are phrases and not an individual words.
There are two reciprocal pronouns (each other and one another) which help us to make sentences simple.
Use of ‘Each Other’: ‘Each other’ is used in the sentence when there is need to show two people performing same action.
Use of ‘One Another’: ‘One another’ is used in the sentence when there is need to show more than two people performing same action.
For Example:
We can also use reciprocal pronouns with their possessive forms by adding the apostrophe ‘s’ at the end of reciprocal pronouns, such as each other’s and one another’s (but not each others’ and one anothers’):
In order to use reciprocal pronouns in the sentence, there must be the use of two or more people, things or groups performing same action.
We cannot use reciprocal pronouns with I, you, he, she, and it because reciprocal pronouns require multiple nouns and pronouns to share the feeling or action.
Examples of Reciprocal Pronoun
Following are the examples of reciprocal pronouns:
We have provided below some exercises in order to help you to improve your knowledge about reciprocal pronoun. You need to get detail information about reciprocal pronoun provided above and check your skill by doing following exercises.
Choose the correct reciprocal pronouns from the following sentences given below and match with the given answer:
Answers: 1 – each other, 2 – each other, 3 – one another, 4 – each other, 5 – each other, 6 – one another, 7 – each other, 8 – one another, 9 – one another, 10 – each other, 11 – one another, 12 – each other, 13 – each other, 14 – each other, 15 – one another, 16 – each other, 17 – one another, 18 – one another, 19 – each other, 20 – one another, 21 – each other, 22 – each other, 23 – one another, 24 – each other, 25 – each other, 26 – each other, 27 – one another, 28 – each other, 29 – one another, 30 – each other
Related Information:
Pronoun
Personal Pronoun
Possessive Pronoun
Compound Personal Pronoun
Demonstrative Pronoun
Indefinite Pronoun
Distributive Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Interrogative Pronoun