Other, others, the  other or another?

Other, others, the other or another?

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Other, others, the other or another?

Other means ‘additional or extra’, or ‘alternative’, or ‘different types of’. Other as a determiner We can use other with singular uncountable nouns and with plural nouns: The embassy website has general information about visas. Other travel information can be obtained by calling the freephone number. (additional or extra information) - Some music calms people; other music has the opposite effect. (different types of music) -What other books by Charles Dickens have you read, apart from ‘Oliver Twist’? (additional or extra books) -This one’s too big. Do you have it in other sizes? (alternative sizes) If we use other before a singular countable noun, we must use another determiner before it: I don’t like the red one. I prefer the other colour. Not: I prefer other colour. Jeremy is at university; our other son is still at school. He got 100% in the final examination. No other student has ever achieved that. There’s one other thing we need to discuss before we finish.

Other as a pronoun

We can use other as a pronoun. As a pronoun, other has a plural form, others:We have to solve this problem, more than any other, today. I’ll attach two photos to this email and I’ll send others tomorrow.

The other as a determiner

The other with a singular noun means 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. A: D’you know the Indian restaurant in Palmer Street? B: Yes. A: Well, the gift shop is on the other side of the street, directly opposite. (the opposite side) The other with a plural noun means the remaining people or things in a group or set: Joel and Karen are here, but where are the other kids? (the remaining people in a group) Where are the other two dinner plates? I can only find four. (the remaining things in a set – here six plates)

The other as a pronoun

We can use the other as a pronoun, especially to refer back to something which has been mentioned already in the sentence: He had his hat in one hand and a bunch of flowers in the other. She has two kittens, one is black and the other is all white.

Another

When we use the indefinite article an before other, we write it as one word: another. Another means ‘one more’ or ‘an additional or extra’, or ‘an alternative or different’.

Another as a determiner

We use another with singular nouns: Would you like another cup of coffee? You’ve met Linda, but I have another sister who you haven’t met, called Margaret. I don’t like this place. Is there another café around here we could go to? (alternative or different)

Another as a pronoun

We can use another as a pronoun: The applications are examined by one committee, then passed on to another.

Other, others, the other or another: typical errors

Criterios de evaluación

OTHER-OTHERS-THE OTHERS-THE OTHER-ANOTHER

DIFFERENCES

Other

Others

The others

Another

The other

the other

Pronombre Sujeto/Objeto

los/las otros/as - Indica restante/grupo

el/la otro/a

otros/as (Contables )

otro/a (Contable)

otro/a (No contable)

otros/as (Cantidad )

-No van con sustantivos -Mencionados previamente

I have a tv but I want to buy another one

I´m bored here and I have to wait for another 30 minutes

We have to look for other information about it

She prefers other colors

The other children are playing with their parents

This computer here is new. The other computer is about five years old.

Some scientists think we should reduce the number of flights to prevent global warming; others disagree.

These rooms are clean. The others are dirty

LET´S PRACTICE

1-Do you want ____ ice-cream? (¿Quieres otro helado?) a) other b)another 2-Are there any ____ options? (¿Hay alguna otra opción?) a)other b)another 3-Can I have ____ piece of cake? (¿Puedo comer otro trozo de pastel?) a)other b)another 4-____ people might think that (Otras personas puede que piensen eso) a)other b)another 5-You need to find ____ ways to solve this problem (Necesitas encontrar otras formas de solucionar este problema) a)other b)another 6-Have you got any ____ question? (¿Tienes alguna otra pregunta?) a)other b)another

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7-Shall we order ____ pizza? (¿Pedimos otra pizza?) other another 8-This bag is yours and the ____ is mine (Esta bolsa es tuya y la otra es mía) other another 9-She prefers the ____ one (Prefiere el otro) other another 10-____ time? (¿Otra vez?) other another

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1. Can I have …………………… piece of cake? another other others 2. She has bought ………………… car. another other 3. Have you got any ………………….. ice creams? other another Either could be used here 4. She never thinks about ………………….. people. another other 5. They love each ………………… very much. other another

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6. Where are the ……………………… boys? other another 7. He never thinks of ………………… other another others 8. We will be staying for …………………… few weeks. another other others 9. They sat for hours looking into one ………………… eyes. other other's another's 10. They talk to each ………………… a lot. other others another's

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