Another / The Other

A student page by Chang Hwan Moon

	singular	plural
open group	another car (is)	other cars (are)	adjective + noun
open group	another (is)	others (are)	pronoun
closed group	the other car (is)	the other cars (are)	adjective + noun
closed group	the other (is)	the others (are)	pronoun
OPEN GROUP: We can't count the number of objects. The students come from many countries.			CLOSED GROUP: We can count the number of objects. I have two cars.
One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the wheel. Another was the printing press. Others were the telephone, TV, electric light and the computer.			another: one more, in addition other/others: several more in addition
I have two cars. One is a BMW. The other is a Honda. I have three books. One is mine. The others are yours.			the other(s): the rest of a specific group.
I didn't finish yet. I need another five minutes.		Another means "an additional amount" in expressions of time, money, and distance


1) I have 3 books for learning English. One is a grammar book, ___ is a listening book, and the other is a reading book.
a) another	b) the other	c) the others	d) other	e) others
2) Some people watch TV very much, but ___ never watch TV.
a) another	b) the other	c) the others	d) other	e) others
3) I lost my wallet so I needed to buy ___ one.
a) another	b) the other	c) the others	d) other	e) others
4) There are three cars. One is red. ___ are silver.
a) Another	b) The other	c) The others	d) Other	e) Others
5) She has four pens. One has red ink ___ pens have black ink.
a) another	b) the other	c) the others	d) other	e) others
6) Two of the students are absent. All of ___ are in class.
a) another	b) the other	c) the others	d) other	e) others
7) There were many people in the park. Some people were playing tennis. ___ were eating lunch.
a) Another	b) The other	c) The others	d) Other	e) Others
8) You have many ways to get to your school. Your school is not too far, so one of the ways is walking. ___ is riding a bicycle.
a) Another	b) The other	c) The others	d) Other	e) Others
9) I can play two musical instruments. One is a piano. ___ is a violin.
a) Another	b) The other	c) The others	d) Other	e) Others
10) One-third of the prisoners has no family, but ___ have family.
a) Another	b) The other	c) The others	d) Other	e) Others

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