Another other

lawebdelingles.com/nivel-b1/another-other/

August 9, 2013

Another other: son palabras que suelen confundir a los

alumnos. Ya verás como cuándo te explique la diferencia
entre another other no lo ves tan difícil. Vamos allá!

Another + singular noun

Examples: Can I have another cup of coffee, please?

Another advantage to living in a small village is peace.

“cup” and “advantage” = singular

Other + plural noun

Examples: Some people think that living in the city is better than living in a village.
Other people think that life in a village is quieter.

Remember: “people” always plural! Common mistake: Another people

I don’t like speaking in public when I am studying English in my school. Other things I don’t
like are grammar and listening, which are quite difficult.

The + other + plural noun/ singular noun If we want to say “el otro”, we always
use “the + other”, never another, independientemente de que el sustantivo sea plural
o singular.

Examples: I don’t like that bag. I preferthe other bag (or I prefer the other one) =
SINGULAR / I don’t like those jeans. I prefer the other jeans (or I prefer the other ones) =
PLURAL

Another + number + plural noun

Examples: Can I have another two beers, please? = another + 2 (number) + plural

REMEMBER! Other and another are always singular when they are followed by a noun,
because they are adjective. However, “other”, when it’s not followed by a noun, it’s a
pronoun and then = OTHERS

Example: There were three books on my table. One is here. Where are the others?
“others” here is a pronoun, because it’s not followed by a noun, so we write -s.

EXERCISE

1. ________________ person
2. ________________ books
3. ________________ bag
1/2
 4. ________________ 3 cokes
5. There is no ________________ way
6. The ________________ students
7. The ________________ child
8. ________________ opportunity
9. I have three bags. One is here, where are the ________________ ?
10. I have 20 students. Twelve students love English. The ________________ hate it.

KEYS

1. __another________ person
2. ___other_________ books
3. ___another_______ bag
4. ___another________ 3 cokes
5. There is no ____other_____ way = This one is different, “way” is singular, but no +
other + singular/plural
6. The ____other________ students
7. The ____other________ child
8. ____another________ opportunity
9. I have three bags. One is here, where are the ____others___?
10. I have 20 students. Twelve students love English. The ___others___ hate it.

Si te ha gustado este post, no olvides hacer click en algunos de los iconos de abajo g +
share, Me gusta o en Tweet para que todos tus amigos puedan verlo también. Everyone
you will ever meet knows something you don’t (Bill Nye)

2/2