Fill in the blanks with other, others or another.
1She is going to buy ............... car.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a singular countable noun to mean one more or an additional one.
2Where are the ............... apples?
Wrong!
Use "other" before a plural noun to mean the remaining or different ones.
3Show me the ............... color.
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Use "other" after "the" before a singular noun when you mean the remaining one of two choices.
4Would you like ............... cup of coffee?
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Use "another" before a singular countable noun to mean one more.
5The four brothers love one ...............
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The reciprocal expression for a group can be "one another".
6The two sisters love each ...............
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The reciprocal expression for two people is "each other".
7We always think that ............... people's lives are more exciting than ours.
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Use "other" before a plural noun such as "people" to mean different people.
8Some guests have arrived. Where are the ...............?
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Use "others" as a plural pronoun when no noun follows it.
9You will not get ............... chance.
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Use "another" before a singular countable noun to mean one more.
10Do you have any ............... flavors?
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Use "other" after "any" before a plural noun to mean additional or different ones.
11I call my mother every ............... day.
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The expression "every other" means every second in a series.
12I don't like this. I will take the ............... one.
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Use "other" after "the" before "one" when you mean the remaining one of two choices.
Answers
- She is going to buy another car.
- Where are the other apples?
- Show me the other color.
- Would you like another cup of coffee?
- The four brothers love one another.
- The two sisters love each other.
- We always think that other people’s lives are more exciting than ours.
- Some guests have arrived. Where are the others?
- You will not get another chance.
- Do you have any other flavors?
- I call my mother every other day.
- I don’t like this. I will take the other one.
