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Another / The other A student page by Mari Nanao

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ADJECTIVE + NOUN another stone (is) other stones (are) the other stone (is) the other stones (are)

PRONOUN another (is) others (are) the other (is) the others (are)

Examples (a) There are many different countries in the world. One is America. Another country is Japan. Another is Brazil. Other countries are Canada and Korea. Others are Thailand and China. (b) I have three backpacks. Two of them are old. The other backpack is new. (The other is new.) (c) I have three backpacks. One is new. The other backpacks are old. (The others are old.) (d) I will be done in another five minutes. (e) I need another ten dollars to buy this food. (f) It is another 4,000 miles to Japan. Definitions Another: adj. a different one, more or additional. Another: pron. one more, an additional one, a different one Other(s): adj. not the one or ones just mentioned or thought of, different, additional Other(s): pron. second, alternate The other(s): the remaining one, the rest of a specific group Another: is used as an adjective with expressions of time, money and distance.

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Another / The other PRACTICE PART ONE: Choose the correct answer from

another other different 1. Give me ________ chance! another other different 2. He doesn't get on well with ________ children. another other different 3. She's not like other girls. She's ________. different other another 4. He is such a player. He goes out with a ________ girl every week. other another different 5. You didn't like that book? I have some ________ books you can read. another other different 6. I'll have ________ beer, please. other different another

7. I can't meet you today. Let's do it some ________ time. other another different 8. This dish is made up of a lot of ________ vegetables. different other

SWEETER Dulce < Blog another 9. You have to choose a ________ topic. other different another 10. You have to choose ________ topic. other different another

PART TWO: Choose the correct answer from

another other others the other the others I forgot my pencil. Do you have any (A) pencils? I'm still hungry. Can I have (B) steak? We have two VCRs in the house. One is for the family. (C) is mine. Tania has three jackets. One of them is white. (D) are black. There are many kinds of colours in the world. One is pink. Blue and green are ( E).

PART THREE: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. There are three pieces of fruit in my basket. One is an orange, one is a lemon and ......... is an apple. (a) others (b) the other (c) another (d) the others I have two pencils. One is black, and ......... is blue. (a) another (b) the others

SWEETER Dulce < Blog (c) others (d) the other There are four girls in my apartment. Two are called Casey and Amber. ......... are Joanne and Lindsey. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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There are several holidays in Brazil. One is Independence Day and ......... are Children's Day and Teacher's Day. (a) some others (b) another (c) the others (d) the other My friend has two cars. One is black and ......... is red. (a) another (b) the other (c) the others (d) others 6. My mom speaks three languages. One is English and ......... one is French. (a) others (b) the other (c) another (d) the others

7. There are eight pets in my house. Six are cats and ......... are dogs. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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There are 50 states in the United States. One is North Carolina and ......... are Virginia and Kentucky. (a) another (b) the others (c) some others

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My neighbour has four kids. One of them is a boy and ......... are girls. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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There are three books in my backpack. One is a maths book and ......... is a chemistry book. (a) others (b) another (c) the other (d) the others SOURCE: http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei074/esl-test.php

ANSWERS: PART ONE: 1 another 2 other 3 different 4 different 5 other 6 another 7 other 9 different 10 another

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PART TWO: A other B another C the other D the others E the others PART THREE: 1c 2d 3b4a 5b 6c (and the other one is the third one) 7d 8c 9a 10b (The third is the other one)

Typical mistakes: Where are the others photos? The another boy was smaller When other is used as an adjective , it cannot have plural form. Others is only used as a pronoun, to mean other ones or other people. Compare: Where are the other photos? Have you got any other colours?

SWEETER Dulce < Blog Some metals are magnetic and others aren’t. Can you tell the others that I’ll be late? ANOTHER can be used in the sense of ‘an additional’, ‘an extra’. Can I have another pint of beer, please? Another can also be used in this way before a plural expression beginning with a number or few. Another three pints, please. I’ll be away for another few weeks.