Another / Other / Others / The other Exercises PDFSet 2: Other and Others: Plural and Uncountable Forms
20 questions·13 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Some students passed the exam, but ___ students failed.
a) otherb) othersc) anotherd) the others
2.I've packed three shirts. The ___ are still in the wardrobe.
a) otherb) anotherc) othersd) the other
3.Some people prefer tea; ___ prefer coffee.
a) otherb) othersc) the otherd) another
4.I need to buy some ___ things for the party.
a) othersb) otherc) anotherd) the others
5.Five runners finished the race. ___ dropped out halfway.
a) The othersb) Othersc) Otherd) Another
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Preview: Answers
1.other
2.others
3.others
4.other
5.The others
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Preview: Explanations
1."other"(a)
'Other' is used as an adjective before a plural noun ('other students'). We don't say 'others students' — 'others' is a pronoun and stands alone.
2."others"(c)
'The others' means 'the remaining ones' (definite). Since 'The' is already in the stem, we only need to fill in 'others'. It is a pronoun replacing 'other shirts'.
3."others"(b)
'Others' is used as a pronoun meaning 'other people'. No 'the' is needed because we are talking about people in general, not a specific remaining group.
4."other"(b)
'Other' is an adjective modifying the plural noun 'things'. We say 'other things', not 'others things'. 'Others' is a pronoun and cannot be placed before a noun.
5."The others"(a)
'The others' means 'the rest of the runners' — a definite group. We know the total group (all the runners), so the remaining ones are definite and take 'the'.
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