Reflexive pronouns and "each other" – Exercise 245
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| Pronoun | Reflexive pronoun |
|---|---|
| I | myself |
| you | yourself yourselves (plural) |
| he | himself |
| she | herself |
| it | itself |
| we | ourselves |
| they | themselves |
Singular pronouns end with -self, plural end with -selves.
There are two people and the action has this direction: ↔︎
We do not want to repeat the verb twice, so we use "each other".
"Each other" doesn't change, it is always in the same form.
Examples
I help you and you help me. → We help each other.
She knows him well and he knows her well. → They know each other well.
Julia loves Frederic and Frederic loves Julia. → They love each other.
Bill and Steven have had an argument. Bill doesn't speak to Steven and Steven doesn't speak to Bill. → They don't speak to each other.
My husband trusts me and I trust him. → My husband and I trust each other.