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Other, another, others, the others... #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 07, 2006 15:46 pm   Other, another, others, the others...
 

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ESL/EFL Test #74 "Other, another, others, the others", question 9

My neighbor has four kids. One of them is a boy and ......... are girls.

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

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #74 "Other, another, others, the others", answer 9

My neighbor has four kids. One of them is a boy and the others are girls.

Correct answer: (a) the others

Your answer was: incorrect
My neighbor has four kids. One of them is a boy and another are girls.
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i cant get the exact meaning of (Other, another, others, the others)all these word.please explain by few more examples.thanks in advance.
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One and the others #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 07, 2006 20:03 pm   One and the others
 

Hi,

In this sentence: She has 4 children - one is a boy and the others are girls. That means the remaining number (3) out of the 4 are girls.

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One and the others #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 09, 2006 18:13 pm   One and the others
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

In this sentence: She has 4 children - one is a boy and the others are girls. That means the remaining number (3) out of the 4 are girls.

Alan

thanks, but I still can't get the difference between other and another. Please explain. Thanks.
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Other another #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 09, 2006 18:43 pm   Other another
 

Hi,

Other means different ones as in this conversation:

A I have another question (one more question) Do you speak other languages (different ones) apart from your own?

B Yes I do. I speak other languages but please don't ask me another question.


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Other, another, others, the others... #5 (permalink) Fri Oct 02, 2009 14:07 pm   Other, another, others, the others...
 

why not (other) in this question

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