In Section 1.2, you learned that nouns are people, places, or things. For example:

• Sally = person
• New York = place
• ball = thing

A pronoun (he, she, it, we, and they) takes the place of the noun. For example:

• she replaces Sally
• it replaces New York
• it replaces ball

A reciprocal pronoun shows a mutual relationship or action of the nouns within the sentence. In English, the reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.

The words each other refer to two people or two things, and one another makes reference to three or more people or things. Here are a few examples:

Notice that one another is used in a sentence when three or more people or things are involved (for example, "the twelve angry men" or "the three sisters"). Grammar experts consider this correct usage even though we don't commonly use the phrase in everyday language. If only two people or things are involved, everyone (including grammar experts) agrees that using each other is best.

Assignment 1.5

Refer to the following as you complete the assignment.

• Grading Rubric (You can see the grading rubric on the upload page in the assignments folder for this lesson.)
• Plagiarism Statement in Syllabus

Write three (3) original sentences using reciprocal pronouns. Again, be aware that you will not receive credit if you use a sentence from the example.

The subject of each sentence you write should express a certain number of people or things. For example, you should write "The two boys" instead of just "The boys." You could also write "Jill, Ann, and Marsha" instead of "The girls." In the example above, the author wrote "both groups" to indicate that there were two groups. Your instructor should be able to determine the number of people or things in your sentence and judge whether you used the correct reciprocal pronoun for that number.

When you are ready to submit your work, go to the Assignment 1.5 Activity page in the Lesson One Assignments folder.