Another / Other Another / Other

GRAMMAR

Work in pairs. Do we know the exact number of total things or people in each group?

1. My sister’s lost her job but she shouldn’t worry. There’re other jobs she could try.

2. I’ve bought 2 books. One is The Lord of the Rings and the other book is Jane Eyre.

3. There were 13 people at the conference last month. Five were nurses and the other people were doctors.

4. They have a lot of children. Two of them are at university. Another child is the same age as your daughter.

Open group (indefinite number)

• My sister’s lost her job but she shouldn’t worry. There’re other jobs she could try. • They have a lot of children. Two of them are at university. Another child is the same age as your daughter.

Work in pairs. Are the words in red singular or plural?

Closed group (exact number)

• I’ve bought 2 books. One is The Lord of the Rings and the other book is Jane Eyre. • There were 13 people at the conference last month. Five were nurses and the other people were doctors.

Closed group (exact number) Closed group (exact number) ADJECTIVE [+ noun] PRONOUN

SINGULAR THE OTHER [car is ] I’ve bought 2 books. One is The Lord of the Rings and the other book is Jane Eyre.

THE OTHER [is] I’ve bought 2 books. One is The Lord of the Rings and the other is Jane Eyre.

PLURAL THE OTHER [cars are] There were 13 people at the conference. Five were nurses and the other people were doctors.

THE OTHERSS [are] There were 13 people at the conference. Five were nurses and the others were doctors.

Open group (indefinite number) Open group (indefinite number) ADJECTIVE [+ noun] PRONOUN

SINGULAR ANOTHER [car is ] They have a lot of children. Two of them are at university. Another child is the same age as your daughter.

ANOTHER [is] They have a lot of children. Two of them are at university. Another is the same age as your daughter.

PLURAL OTHER [cars are] My sister’s lost her job but she shouldn’t worry. There’re other jobs she could try.

OTHERSS [are] My sister’s lost her job but she shouldn’t worry. There’re others she could try

Special cases (1) Special cases (1)

He’s bought three cars. One is a BMW, another is a Ford, and the other is a Porsche. •Open group or closed group?

ANOTHER (pronoun) in CLOSED groups when you are ANOTHER (pronoun) in CLOSED groups when you are ENUMERATING and it’s NOT the LAST element. ENUMERATING and it’s NOT the LAST element.

Special cases (2) Special cases (2) 1. I haven’t finished yet. I need another five

minutes. 2. We have another five miles to get to London. 3. I’ll need another ten euros to buy that

jumper.

4. Open group or closed group? ANOTHER (adjective) can mean “AN ADDITIONAL ANOTHER (adjective) can mean “AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT” or “MORE” in some time, money and AMOUNT” or “MORE” in some time, money and distance expressions. distance expressions.

Complete with (the) other, another, (the) others.

• I’ll need ……..…………….. three days to finish the work.

• Some countries are rich. …………………. are poor. • Can I have ……………………… cup of coffee? • When Tom saw himself in the mirror, he was very

surprised. One of his eyes was blue. ………………….….was brown.

• I have five pets. Two are dogs, and ………………………. are cats.

• There is a lot of different kinds of fruit. One kind is an apple, another is an orange. What …………… types of fruit do you like?