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Which is correct each other or each others?

Which is correct each other or each others?

Each other’s is always correct, and each others’ is never correct. Think of it this way: You would say We talked to each other for hours. You would never say We talked to each others for hours.

How do you use each other in a sentence?

Reciprocal pronouns “each other” and “one another”

  1. We can say: “Mark and Jane love each other.”
  2. “each other” is a reciprocal pronoun.
  3. We can also use “one another“.
  4. Example:
  5. In modern English, “each other” and “one another” have the same meaning and use.
  6. Mark and Jane gave each other gifts.

Should each others have an apostrophe?

The possessive form in English is formed by adding ‘s at the end of a noun, unless it is a plural noun, in which case we write just an apostrophe, e.g. “these teachers’ books” (not “these teachers’s books”). This rules out each others, as the possessive apostrophe must be there.

What’s another way to say each other?

What is another word for each other?

one another all
one each and every one
each one each
one and all both
every single one everybody

Is other’s correct?

Other’s is the correct possessive singular form of the word other. Others is the plural form of the word other. Others’ is the possessive plural of others.

How do you make someone possessive?

As we’ve already established, “other’s” is the possessive form of “other”. So for the other two, let’s imagine there are some chocolate bunnies on a table. Three people donated them (as part of some bizarre grammar experiment). So for the plural, we might say “I’ll take these bunnies and you take the others”.

How do you write each other?

In standard English, “each other” is always two words. Sometimes people who are learning English find this confusing because the pair can sound like one word in spoken English.

How do you apostrophe each other?

Sticking to the Rule The rule is that “each” will always be followed by a singular. “John and Mary promised to love each other forever. They agreed to take care of each other’s wellbeing above all else.” The apostrophe is used to indicate possession, and it comes before the s, not after it.

Where does the apostrophe go in others?

They put an apostrophe after the s, like they would for a plural noun – employees’, students’ or members’. But in fact each other is a singular pronoun, it is one entity and so behaves like most singular nouns do in the possessive form, with ‘s to show the action, object or behaviour belongs to each other.

Is each other together or separate?

Plenty of American English speakers ask this question, including many who grew up with the language. Fortunately, this area of grammar is rather simple to sort out. The short answer is that each other (two separate words) is correct.

What is the difference between other’s and others?

Do you write each other’s or each others’in English?

Learn­ers of Eng­lish (and na­tive speak­ers alike) some­times won­der whether they are sup­posed to write each other’s or each oth­ers’ (or even each oth­ers) in phrases like “to hold each other’s hand (s)”. Long story short, the cor­rect spelling is the one used in the pre­vi­ous ex­am­ple, i.e. each other’s. An­other ex­am­ple:

What does each other mean in a sentence?

Since each other implies that two or more people are involved, the noun that follows is usually a plural noun (if it’s countable). Think of it this way: Let’s review each other’s essays means my essay and your essay; i.e., two essays. My roommate and I always borrow each other’s jackets because we’re the same size.

Which is correct each other or each other’s?

In the case of “each other”, “other” is in the sin­gu­lar be­cause it fol­lows “each” — you wouldn’t say “each teach­ers” in­stead of “each teacher”, would you… By adding the pos­ses­sive ’s, we get the cor­rect form each other’s.

Do you say each other’s face or ” the other person’s “?

The answer is: Both forms are common. Since “each other’s” basically means “(mutually) the other person’s”, and we wouldn’t say “the other person’s faces” (unless the other person is two-faced), it makes more sense to say “each other’s face”.