Example
Meaning
It works as...
Mr Brown has 2 cars and now he has bought another.
Additional
Pronoun/singular
We need another day to finish our homework.
Additional – extra
adjective (+sing n)
I can't see him today. I'll have to see him another day.
a different
adjective (+ sing n)
Some books are interesting but other books are boring.
Contrast/different
Adjective (+ sing n)
I have other friends.
different/additional
OTHERS
Some like tea, others prefer coffee.
contrast
pronoun/plural
THE OTHER
He held a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other.
The second of two
Pronoun/ singular
ANOTHE R
OTHER
One boy passed the exam but the other The second of two boy failed.
Adjective (+ sing n)
The small animals arrived first but the other animals arrived 1 hour later. The remaining ones Adjective (+ plural n) THE OTHERS
We got home by 6 o'clock but the others didn't get back until 8.
The remaining ones pronoun/plural