I. Các dạng thức của Other

Examples
Adjective
Singula
r
Plural

Types
Pronoun

Another book (is)

Another (is)

Các dạng thức của Other có thể được sử dụng như tính từ

Other books (are)

Others (are)

hoặc đại từ.
Dạng other có đuôi –s (others) chỉ được sử dụng như đại
từ ở dạng số nhiều (không bao giờ được sử dụng như tính

The other book

Singula
r
Plural

(is)

The other (is)

The other books

The others (are)

từ).

(are)

The students in the class come from many

Another: Đưa ra thêm chỉ 1 sự vật, sự việc bên cạnh sự

countries. One of the students is from Mexico. Another

vật, sự việc vừa mới được đề cập đến.

student is from Iraq. Another is from Japan. Other

Other/others (không có “the”) Mô tả thêm một vài sự vật

students are from Brazil. Others are from Algeria.

bên cạnh những sự vật đã được đề cập đến.

I have three books. Two are mine. The other book
is yours.

The other(s): tất cả những gì còn lại, phần còn lại
I have three books. One is mine. The others are
yours.

I will be here for another three years.

Another được sử dụng như một tính từ đi kèm với danh từ
chỉ thời gian, tiền bạc, khoảng cách với nghĩa “phần thêm

We drove another ten miles.

vào, phần bổ sung”

II. Cách sử dụng

Examples

Usage


Each other và One another thể hiện mối quan hệ hai chiều.
We write to each other every week.

Chúng có thể thay thế cho nhau mà không có sự khác biệt
về nghĩa. Tuy nhiên, người bản ngữ thường dùng each

We write to another every week.

other khi họ nói về chỉ hai người hoặc hai sự vật, và one
another khi nói về nhiều hơn hai người/ sự vật.

Every other mang nghĩa “xen kẽ”.

Please write on every other line.
I see her every other week.

Như ví dụ: điều đó có nghĩa là:
Write on the first line
Don’t write on the second line
Write on the third line
Don’t write on the fourth line.

Have you seen Ali recently?
Yes. I saw him just the other day.

The other được dùng với từ chỉ thời gian như the other
wee, the other morning, the other day… để nói đến thời gian
gần đó trong quá khứ. Chúng đồng nghĩa với a few days
ago, not long ago.

The ducklings walked in a line behind the mother
duck. Then the mother duck slipped into the pond. The

One after the other/ one after another: mô tả những hành

ducklings followed her. They slipped into the water one

động riêng lẻ diễn ra rất gần nhau. Mang nghĩa “lần lượt”.

after the other.


No one knows my secret other than Rosa.
No one knows my secret except (for) Rosa.

Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and
minerals. In other words, they are good for you.

Other than được sử dụng sau một cụm phủ định với
nghĩa “ngoại trừ”.

In other words được sử dụng để giải thích. Thường liền
sau là một mệnh đề với nghĩa rõ ràng hơn câu/ý liền trước
nó

Luyện tập
Bài 1: Complete the sentences with a form of "other".
1. I got three letters. One was from my father. ____ one was from my sister. ____ letter was from my
girlfriend.


2. Look at your hand. You have five fingers. One is your thumb. ____ is your index finger. ____ one is your
middle finger. ____ finger is your ring finger. An ____ finger (the last of five) is your little finger.
3. Look at your hand. One is your right hand. ____ is your left hand.
4. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary can come. ____ can’t come.
5. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary can come. ____ people
can’t come.
6. I would like some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____ books that you could lend me?
7. I would like some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____ that you could lend me?
8. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one means of transportation. The train is
____
9. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one. ____ are the train, the automobile and

the horse.
10. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Jansen and ____ is Pat Hendricks.
11. Alice reads The New York Times every day. She doesn’t read any ____ newspapers.
12. Some people prefer classical music, but ____ prefer rock music.
13. Individual differences in children must be recognized. Whereas one child might have a strong interest
in mathematics and science, ____ child might tend toward more artistic endeavors.
14. I’ve almost finished. I just need ____ five minutes.
15. One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the printing press. ____ was
the electric light. ____ were the telephone, television and the computer.
16. Some babies begin talking as early as six months; ____ don’t speak until they are more than two
years old.
17. One common preposition is from. ____ common one is in. ____ are by, for and of. The most
frequently used preposition in English are at, by, for, from, in, of, to and with. What are some____
prepositions?
18. That country has two basic problems. One is inflation and ____ is the instability of the government.
19. I have been in only three cities since I came to the United States. One is New York and ____ are
Washington D.C. and Chicago.
20. When his alarm went off this morning, he shut it off, rolled over and slept for____ twenty minutes.
21. They have three children. One has graduated from college and has a job. ____ is at Yale University.
____ is till living at home.

Bài 2: Fill in blanks by using forms of ‘other’


1. Two countries border on the United States. One is Canada. ____ is Mexico.
2. One of the countries I would lie to visit is Sweden. ____ is Mexico. Of course, besides these two
countries, there are many places I would like to see.
3. Louis and I have been friends for a long time. We’ve known ____ since we were children.
4.


A: I talked to Sam ____ day.
B: Oh? How is he? I haven’t seen him for ages.

5. In the Southwest there is a large area of land that has little or no rainfall, no trees and very few plants
____ than cactuses. In ____ words, this area of the country is a desert.
6. Thank you for inviting me to the picnic. I’d like to go with you, but I’ve already made
____ plans.
7. Some people are tall. ____ are short. Some people are fat. ____ are thin. Some people are
nearsighted; ____ people are farsighted.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Jay love ____ . They support____ . They like ____ . In ____ words, they are a happily
married couple.
9. A: How often do you travel to Portland?
B: Every____ month. I go there to visit my grandmother in a nursing home
10. Could I borrow your pen? I need to write a check but I have nothing to write with ____ than this
pencil.

Đáp án
Bài 1
1. Another/ the other

2. (another)/ (another)/ (another)/ (the other)

3. (the other)

4. (the others)

5. (the other)

6. (other)


7. (others)

8. (another)

9. (others)

10. (the other)

11. (other)

12. (others)

13. (another)

14. (another)

15. (another)/ (the others)

16. (others)

17. (another) (others) (other)

18. (the other)


19. (the others)

20. (another)

21. (another) (the other)

Bài 2:
1. The other

2. (the other)

3. (each other)

4. (the other)

5. (other) (other)

6. (other)

7. (others) (others) (other)

8. (each other) (each other) (each other) (other)

9. (other)

10. (other)