OTHER

Study the following chart:

singular plural
indefinite adjective another book other books
pronoun another others
definite adjective the other book the other books
pronoun the other the others

EXERCISE LXXIII: complete with one, another, the other, some, others or the others
1. There are two main reasons why horses may not run as well as expected in
races. .......... is that the horse may have been drugged; ....... is that someone may have
bribed the jockey to ride badly.
2. Most people lose money betting on horse races. ...... know nothing about
horses; ...... know a lot but allow the need to gamble to affect their judgement.
3. They had three children: ..... was a boy and ....... were girls.
4. When the children grew up, ..... became a doctor, ....... an accountant and the third
became a teacher.
5. Most of the boys were wearing jeans, but ...... wore trousers, while ...... wore shorts.
6. There is a proverb that suggests that ...... people hate what ...... like. The proverb is
"...... man's meat is ....... man's poison".