Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ“ Grammar ยท #167 of 305

Determiners: Another, Other, Others, The Other

Choose the correct form.

Examples

  • One is red
  • the other is blue.

Key rules

  • Another + singular noun: one more or different
  • Other + plural noun
  • Others is a pronoun for plural
  • The other + singular = the remaining one, the others = the remaining ones

Common mistakes

  • I have another two books โ†’ I have two other books / two more books
  • Other are late โ†’ The others are late
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Another = an + other, so only singular.

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