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http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJER
http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.comBy: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
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other
others
OTHER
another
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Notice:A final –s is used
only for a plural
pronoun (others).
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EXAMPLES
� The students in the class come from
many countries.
� One of the students is from Mexico.
� Another student is from Iraq.
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� Another student is from Iraq.
� Another is from Japan.
� Other students are from Brazil.
� Others are from Algeria.
The meaning of another:
The meaning of other/others (without the):
One more in addition to the one(s) already
mentioned.
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Several more in addition to the
one(s) already mentioned.
EXAMPLES
� I have three books. Two are mine. The
other book is yours.(The other is yours.)
� I have three books. Two are mine. The
other books are yours.(The others are
yours.)
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yours.)
The meaning of the other(s):
All that remains from a given number,
the rest of a specific group.
EXAMPLES
� I will be here for another three years.
� I need another five dollars.
� We drove another ten miles.
Another is used as an adjective with
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Another is used as an adjective with
expressions of time, money , and
distance, even if these expressions
contain plural nouns.
Another means “an additional” in
these expressions.
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