用法一 another或“another＋单数可数名词”泛指“另一个，有一个，再一个”，其复数形式是others或“other＋复数名词”泛指“别人或别的物”，有some…others(一些……另一些……)之搭配。如：

1. —What do you think of the cake?

—It's nice. I'd like to have ________.

A. some other B. another

C. others D. other

【分析】答案选B。another指再来一块或增再加一块。

2. Young people may grow quickly in some ways and more slowly in ________.

A. the other B. some other

C. others D. these others

【分析】答案选C。some…others…一些……另一些……。the other指两者中的“另一个”；some other后必须接名词。

3. Some people like to stay at home on Sunday but ________ like to go to the cinema.

A. another B. other

C. others D. other one

【分析】答案选C。some…others…是固定搭配。再说，根据like可知，主语为复数，也只用这个答案。

用法二 the other(+单数可数名词)特指两者中的另一个，常有one…the other(一个……另一个……)的搭配；其复数形式the others或“the other ＋复数名词”特指在某些人或物中，除去一部分后，“其余的”“剩下的”人或物。如：

I have two brothers. One is a teacher and the other is a worker. 我有两个兄弟。一个是教师，另一个是工人。

I have four pens. One is red; the others (或the other three) are black. 我有三支钢笔，一支是红色的，另两支是黑色的。

用法三 another还可用于“another＋基数词或few＋复数名词”中，与“数词或some＋more / other ＋复数名词”相当。如：

1. Shanghai is a fascinating city and we've decided to stay for ________ two weeks.

A. another B. other

C. the other D. other's

【分析】答案选A。another two weeks = two other / more weeks = a further two weeks。

2. If you want to change for a double room you'll have to pay ________ $15.

A. another B. other

C. more D. each

【分析】答案选A。another $15就是another 15 dollars。

3. ―Have you finished your report yet?

―No, I'll finish in ________ ten minutes.

A. another B. other

C. more D. less

【分析】答案选A。

4. I got the story from Tom and people who had worked with him.

A. every other B. many others

C. some other D. other than

【分析】答案选C。some other people…另外一些和他一起工作的人。

用法四 注意下列固定用法：each other, one another(相互), one after another(一个接一个), “any other ＋单数名词”(别的 / 其他的任何一个)。如：

All of us should help each other. 我们应相互帮助。

Tom runs faster than any other boy in his class. 汤姆比他班上其他任何一个男孩都跑得快。

用法五 else只能放在复合不定代词或者疑问词后。如：

Did you see anybody else? 你还看见别的人吗？

Who else was at the party? 聚会上还有谁？

用法六 the rest既可代替可数名词，也可代替不可数名词。而another, other, others, the other(s)只能代替可数名词。如：

1. I have done much of the work. Could you please finish ________ in two days?

A. the rest B. the other

C. another D. the others

【分析】答案选A。选项中只有the rest能代替不可数名词(the work)。

2. Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about ________ ?

A. another B. the other

C. others D. the rest

【分析】答案选D。选项中能替代不可数名词(wheat)的只有the rest。