Another, other, others Flashcards
We can use another and other as ___ , i.e. before a ___
We can use another and other as determiners, i.e. before a noun
Use another + a ___ noun.
Use another + a singular noun.
I need ___ cup of coffee
I need another cup of coffee
Use other + a ___ noun
Use other + a plural noun
I want to talk to ___ doctors
I want to talk to other doctors
Note that determiners don’t have a ___ form.
Note that determiners don’t have a plural form.
We can use ___ as a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun
We can use another as a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun
I’ve already had one beer, but I’ll have ___
I’ve already had one beer, but I’ll have another
____ is always a pronoun, i.e. never followed by a noun
Others is always a pronoun, i.e. never followed by a noun
I don’t want to use these glasses. Aren’t there any ___ ?
I don’t want to use these glasses. Aren’t there any others?
We normally use ___ + a plural noun.
We normally use other + a plural noun.
I want to see ___ shops before deciding.
I want to see other shops before deciding.
___ is a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun.
Others is a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun.
A lot of volunteers have joined us, but we need to find ___
A lot of volunteers have joined us, but we need to find others
Use the ___ + a singular noun to mean ‘the second of two things or people, or the opposite of a set of two
Use the other + a singular noun to mean ‘the second of two things or people, or the opposite of a set of two
This computer here is new. ___ ___ computer is about five years old.
This computer here is new. The other computer is about five years old.
We could also say ___ ___ ___ instead of the other computer.
We could also say the other one instead of the other computer.
Use ___ ___ + a plural noun to mean ‘the remaining people or things in a group or set’.
Use the other + a plural noun to mean ‘the remaining people or things in a group or set’.
Joel and Karen are here, but where are ___ ___ kids?
Joel and Karen are here, but where are the other kids?
We can also use ___ ___ as a pronoun (not followed by a noun).
We can also use the other as a pronoun (not followed by a noun).
This computer here is new. ___ ___ is about five years old.
This computer here is new. The other is about five years old.
We can also use ___ ___ as a pronoun (not followed by a noun)
We can also use the others as a pronoun (not followed by a noun).
Joel and Karen are here, but where are ___ ___ ? (the remaining kids in the group)
Joel and Karen are here, but where are the others? (the remaining kids in the group)
