OTHER

1. With count nouns

·        Un + other + singular noun

(one more)

Ex :

Another pencil -> one more pencil

 

·        The + other + singular noun

(last of the set )

Ex :

The other pencil -> the last pencil present

 

·        Other + plural noun

(more of the set)

Ex :

Other pencils -> some more pencils

 

·        The other + plural noun

(the rest of the set)

Ex :

The other pencils -> all remaining pencils

 

2. With noun count nouns

·        Other + noun – count nouns

(more of the set)

Ex :

Other water -> some more water

 

·        The other + noun – count nouns

(all the rest)

The other water -> the remaining water

 

Exercise

1. This pen isn’t working. Please give me another (singular).
2. if you’re still thirsty. I’ll make the other pot of coffee.
3. this dictionary has a page missing. Please give me the other one (the last one).
4. he doesn’t need these books. He needs the other (all the remaining).
5. the are thirsty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and the other  are from other countries.
6. six people were in the store. Two were buying meat the other was looking at magazines.
7. the glass of milks sour another glass of milk is sour too.
8. the army was practicing it’s drinks. One group was doing artillery practice. Other was marching. Another was at attention and the other was practicing combat tactics.
9. there are seven students from Japan. Other  are from Iran and the other from other places.
10. we looked at tours cars today. The first two were far too expensive. But the other ones were reasonably priced.

 

Note : another and other are non specific while the other is specific, if the subject is understood, one can omit the noun and keep the determiner and other. So that other function as a pro noun. If it is a plural count noun that is omitted, other becomes other. The word other can never be plural if it is followed by a noun.