Complete the following sentences.
1Can I have ............... piece of cake?
Wrong!
Use "another" before a singular countable noun when you mean one more.
2She has bought ............... car.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a singular countable noun when you mean an additional one.
3Have you got any ............... flavours of ice cream?
Wrong!
Use "other" before a plural noun such as "flavours".
4She never thinks about ............... people.
Wrong!
Use "other" before a plural noun such as "people".
5They love each ............... very much.
Wrong!
The correct reciprocal phrase is "each other".
6Where are the ............... boys?
Wrong!
Use "other" after "the" before a plural noun.
7He never thinks of ............... when he makes decisions.
Wrong!
Use "others" as a pronoun meaning other people.
8We will be staying for ............... few weeks.
Wrong!
Use "another" with "few" to mean an additional few.
9They sat for hours looking into one ............... eyes.
Wrong!
The correct reciprocal possessive phrase is "one another's".
10They talk to each ............... a lot.
Wrong!
The correct reciprocal phrase is "each other".
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- Can I have another piece of cake?
- She has bought another car.
- Have you got any other flavours of ice cream?
- She never thinks about other people.
- They love each other very much.
- Where are the other boys?
- He never thinks of others when he makes decisions.
- We will be staying for another few weeks.
- They sat for hours looking into one another’s eyes.
- They talk to each other a lot.