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#2 (permalink) Sun Mar 07, 2010 16:37 pm How to use other, others, another, the other, one another, one the other and |
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These words are called determiners.
Another, other and the other all can replace adjective. Others can only replace noun.
"Another" has two meanings. The first is - something else (not specific), different from this. For example:
One person's peach is another person's poison.
The second meaning - one more, extra or additional. Example:
I'd like another cup of tea, please. Please give me another chance.
"Another", as a name suggests (an-other), can be used only with singular noun.
"Other" also has meaning of "different". It is used with plural nouns: Many other people have said the same.
"The other" is used when you have only two choices and you need to say "not this, but that": The supermarket is on the other side of the street.
Notice the difference between "another" and "the other": 1. There are a lot of hats in the shop. I don't like this hat, give me another one. 2. There are only two hats in the shop. I don't like this hat, give me the other one.
"Others" and "the others" are replacements of plural nouns, not of adjectives:
Some people like to rest in their free time. Others like to travel (or : other people like to travel) There were three books on my table. One is here. Where are the others ? (or : where are the other books?)
Also, you should remember some expressions with other and another:
- each other : only refers to two; - one another : only refers to more than two; - any other, no other (= not any other); - every other day (month, year) = day yes, day no. |
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#3 (permalink) Tue Mar 09, 2010 20:08 pm How to use other, others, another, the other, one another, one the other and the |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:44 am How to use other, others, another, the other, one another, one the other and the |
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"Another" has two meanings. The first is - something else (not specific), different from this. For example:
One person's peach is another person's poison. Mkostya The second meaning - one more, extra or additional. Example:
I'd like another cup of tea, please. Please give me another chance.
"Another", as a name suggests (an-other), can be used only with singular noun. |
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Mona Rmzi I'm here quite often ;-)
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