- Another + singular countable noun
- Other is used before plural or uncountable nouns.
- Other can accompanied by the article "the" in singular: example: the other car
- I need another cup. (cup is singular so we use another)
- I need other cups. (cup is plural so we use other)
- I need others. (refers to other cups)
- The other people are waiting for the same thing.
More examples
I have two pencils. One is black, and the other is blue.
The other car cost much less.
I have two brothers. One of them lives in Canada. The other brother lives in Japan.”
I have two pencils. One is black, and the other is blue.
The other car cost much less.
I have two brothers. One of them lives in Canada. The other brother lives in Japan.”
- Let’s meet another day.”
- I’d like another piece of cake.
- “Other people have problems, too.” [people = plural noun]
- “This book has other information.” [information = uncountable noun]
- That piece of cake was tasty. I think I’ll have another. (another = one more piece of cake)
Others is a pronoun and is NOT followed by a noun.
- These shoes are too small. Do you have any other shoes?
- These shoes are too small. Do you have any others? (no noun after others)