other-theother-another-others-theothers的区别.doc

other, the other, another, others, the others的区别

　　①other可以作形容词用，后面可以跟单数或复数名词，意思是“其他的、别的”。
　　Where are his other books?
　　I haven't any other books except this one.
　　②other也可以用作代词，与冠词the连用构成“the other”，表示两个人或物中的“另一个”。常与one搭配构成“one ..., the other ...”句型。
　　He has two brothers. One is 10 years old , the other is 5 years old.
　　She held a ruler in one hand and an exercise-book in the other.
　　③other作代词用时，可以有复数“others”，泛指“另外的人或物”。常与some搭配构成“some ...., others ...”句型。
　　Some went to the cinema, others went swimming.
　　This coat is too large. Show me some others, please.
　　④“the others”表示特指某范围内的“其他的人或物”。
　　We got home by 4 o'clock, but the others didn't get back until 8 o'clock.
　　In our class only Tom is English, the others are Chinese.
　　⑤another可以作形容词用，修饰后面的名词，意为“另一个”，还可以跟代词one.
　　You can see another ship in the sea, can't you?
　　Mary doesn't want to buy this skirt. Would you please show her another one?
　　⑥another也可以作代词用，表示“另一个”。
　　I'm still hungry after I've had this cake. Please give me another.