Another vs. other

[aila]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #74 "Other/another/others/the others", question 6

My mom speaks three languages. One is English and ......... one is French.

(a) others
(b) the other
(c) another
(d) the others

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #74 "Other/another/others/the others", answer 6

My mom speaks three languages. One is English and another one is French.

Correct answer: (c) another

Your answer was: incorrect
My mom speaks three languages. One is English and others one is French.
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do you can explain the use of another, cause you said that generally it's used after a or an right

aila

[carolbinda]

Dear Aila,

your question was:
"do you can explain the use of another, cause you said that generally it's used after a or an right".

You don?t use another after A or AN, but when you need to use A or AN before the word "OTHER".

For example:
I have four pens. One is blue. Another ( A + other pen) one is red. or...
I have three apples in my fruit basket. One is red. Another (AN+ other apple) one is green.
Notice that "A" could also mean "one". Also notice "A" and "AN" are indefinite articles. (ex: an apple, an egg, a dog, a pen).
Carol

[Dong]

[Alan]

Hi Dong,

This is really a difference in emphasis. Imagine you are at a dinner party and the meal is finished and the guests are drinking coffee and also eating chocolate sweets. A guest takes one, likes it very much and takes another (chocolate). Having finished the second chocolate, he finds he would like another(chocolae). He would ask: Could I please have another one? This addition of 'one' emphasises the point that he wants one more.

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