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Difference Between Another, Other, The other, Others And The others

Difference Between Another, Other, The other, Others And The others

1. Another:

We use another with singular countable nouns and with uncountable nouns it means ‘one more’ or ‘an extra thing or person’ or ‘an alternative or different.

  • Would you like another coffee? (as a determiner)
  • There are a few students in our class. One student is from Islamabad. Another student is from Karachi. Other students are from Quetta. (as a pronoun)

2. Other:

We can use other with uncountable nouns and singular or plural countable nouns as explained below:
1. Used to refer to people things that are additional or different.

  • There are a few students in our class. One student is from Islamabad. Another student is from Karachi. Other students are from Quetta
  • This one’s too big. Do you have it in other sizes?

2. Other can be placed before the pronoun “ones” when the meaning is clear from the text before it.

  • We don’t want these pairs. We want the other ones.

3. Used to refer to the second of two people or things.

  • My other sister is a doctor.

3. The other:

We can use the other with singular or plural countable nouns.
1. With singular noun means the second of two things or people.

  • We have two cars; one is corolla the other is land cruiser.

2. The other with plural noun means the remaining people or things in a group.

  • There are ten students in our class. Five of them are from Islamabad. The other students are from Quetta.

4. Others:

We use others with countable plural nouns as a pronoun and it means the remaining people or things in a set.

  • There are a few students in our class. One is from Islamabad. Another is from Karachi. Others are from Quetta.

5. The others:

Often the others refers to the other peoples.

  • There are ten students in our class. Six of them are from Islamabad. The others are from Quetta.

What is the difference between other and others?

Other is followed by a noun or a pronoun.
Others is a pronoun and is NOT followed by a noun.

  • These pots are too big. Do you have any other pots?
  • These posts are too big. Do you have any others?

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4 comments

Camille July 3, 2018 at 5:32 pm

Hello, I have a question:

If I could say “any others” instead of “any other pots” in the sentence that you provided, I believe that I could also have said “any other ones”, right?

I believe “any other ones” is a third interchangeable option that does not interfere too much in the sense of the sentence. Am I correct?

Thank you.

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BISMO July 3, 2018 at 5:36 pm

Hi dear Camille,
According to grammar your sentence makes a correct sense and is correct.

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ando October 10, 2018 at 7:23 am

hello, for this one “These posts are too big. Do you have any others?”
is it correct to replace with “These posts are too big. Do you have another ones?”
thanks

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BISMO October 10, 2018 at 10:42 am

Hello Ando,
Your sentence is not correct grammatically because another refers to a one thing or a person.

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