Pronouns nouns do a lot of work in our sentences. They fulfill the important jobs of acting as subjects and objects. Sometimes, though, a noun needs a break or there’s not a noun that perfectly suits a sentence

Reciprocal pronouns used in sentences

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  My sister and I love each other.
  
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  The members of the team support one another.
  
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  The two fishermen love to compete with each other.
  

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Singular and plural pronouns
Like nouns, pronouns can either be singular or plural.
Singular pronouns
Singular pronouns refer to a single person or thing. Like singular nouns, singular pronouns must use singular verbs.
Singular pronoun examples

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  I, he, she, it, one, this, someone, something, anyone, nobody
  

Singular pronouns used in sentences

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  Melanie is so good at movie trivia that she never gets a single question wrong.
  
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  Somebody is standing next to the window.
  
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  This is the best cake I have ever eaten.
  

Plural pronouns
Plural pronouns refer to multiple people or things. Plural pronouns must use plural verbs.
Plural pronoun examples

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  we, they, us, them, ourselves, themselves, those, these, many, several, others
  

Plural pronouns used in sentences

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  We go to the gym every day.
  
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  These paintings aren’t as old as those are.
  
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  Several of the ducks know that children like to feed them bread.
  

How to reach pronoun agreement
When using a pronoun, it must agree in number with its antecedent. This means that a singular noun can only be replaced by a singular pronoun, and a plural noun can only be replaced by a plural pronoun. Take a look at the following two examples:

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  The basketball rolled until it hit the door.
  
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  The basketball rolled until they hit the door.
  

Of these two sentences, only the first one makes sense. We are only referring to a single basketball, so we need to use a singular pronoun like it and not a plural pronoun like they. When you are unsure about what kind of pronoun you need, think about what noun is being replaced and use a pronoun that is of the same number.
There are a few things to keep in mind when considering pronoun agreement:
Firstly, the pronouns everyone, everybody, everything, and everywhere are treated as singular pronouns even though they often refer to multiple people and things. For example, we would say Everybody was hiding rather than Everybody were hiding.
Secondly, some pronouns can be used as either singular or plural. When we encounter these pronouns in sentences, we usually rely on context to help us determine if they are singular or plural. For example,

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  You are my best friend. (Based on the singular word friend, we know that you is a singular pronoun.)
  
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  You are my best friends. (Based on the plural word friends, we know that you is a plural pronoun.)