other, another, others, the other

We can use another and other as determiners, i.e. before a noun. Use another + singular noun. I need another cup of coffee.

We can use another as a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun. I’ve already had one beer, but I’ll have another.

Others is always a pronoun, i.e. never followed by a noun. I don’t want to use these glasses. Aren’t there any others? (=other glasses)

others +

other + people

Others is a pronoun, i.e. not followed by a noun. A lot of volunteers have joined us, but we need to find others.

We normally use other + plural noun. I want to see other shops before deciding.

this computer

the other computer

the other + noun Use the other + singular noun to mean ‘the second of two things or people, or the opposite of a set of two’. This computer here is new. The other computer is about five years old.

Use the other + plural noun to mean ‘the remaining people or things in a group or set’. Some parents left early. The other parents stayed and started dancing.