Together and each other are often confused. So let’s find out when you use them.

You use together when you are doing things with one or more other people.

Examples:

I am painting the living room together with William and Kathy.

She spends hours every day together with her friends.

Do you want to go shopping together?

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You use each other when someone is doing or feeling something for someone else, and the other way around.

Examples:

Eva and Dylan were helping each other. They love each other. They see each other every day.

* You can also use one another. It means the same as each other, and you can use it in the same kind of situations, where there is a relationship between at least three people or things.

Example:

Jerry, Angela, and Tom call one another frequently.

 

Now do the following exercise. You can find the answers at the bottom of the page.

Exercise:

Use together, each other, and one another:

1 Betty and Jon are getting a divorce. They no longer have trust in ________________.

2 Although I love my husband, we don’t do everything _______________.

3 The team members are all helping _____________ to get the product to the customer.

4 We should work ___________ in order to make this department successful.

5 If you depend on ____________ to get the answers right, neither of you will pass the exam.

6 Cindy and Sandy shouldn’t be playing ____________. They’re always fighting!