Các dạng thức của OtherCác dạng thức của Other có thể được sử dụng như tính từ hoặc đại từ.. Dạng other có đuôi –s others chỉ được sử dụng như đại từ ở dạng số nhiều không bao giờ được
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Các dạng thức của Other có thể được sử dụng như tính từ 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
từ)
Singula
r
Plural
Another book (is)
Other books (are)
Another (is) Others (are)
Singula
r
Plural
The other book
(is)
The other books
(are)
The other (is) The others (are)
The students in the class come from many
countries One of the students is from Mexico Another
student is from Iraq Another is from Japan Other
students are from Brazil Others are from Algeria.
Another: Đưa ra thêm chỉ 1 sự vật, sự việc bên cạnh sự
vật, sự việc vừa mới được đề cập đến
Other/others (không có “the”) Mô tả thêm một vài sự vật
bên cạnh những sự vật đã được đề cập đến
I have three books Two are mine The other book
is yours.
I have three books One is mine The others are
yours.
The other(s): tất cả những gì còn lại, phần còn lại
I will be here for another three years.
We drove another ten miles.
Another được sử dụng như một tính từ đi kèm với danh từ
chỉ thời gian, tiền bạc, khoảng cách với nghĩa “phần thêm vào, phần bổ sung”
II Cách sử dụng
Trang 2We write to each other every week.
We write to another every week.
Each other và One another thể hiện mối quan hệ hai chiều.
Chúng có thể thay thế cho nhau mà không có sự khác biệt
về nghĩa Tuy nhiên, người bản ngữ thường dùng each other khi họ nói về chỉ hai người hoặc hai sự vật, và one another khi nói về nhiều hơn hai người/ sự vật
Please write on every other line.
I see her every other week.
Every other mang nghĩa “xen kẽ”.
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
ducklings followed her They slipped into the water one
after the other.
One after the other/ one after another: mô tả những hành
động riêng lẻ diễn ra rất gần nhau Mang nghĩa “lần lượt”
No one knows my secret other than Rosa.
No one knows my secret except (for) Rosa.
Other than được sử dụng sau một cụm phủ định với
nghĩa “ngoại trừ”
Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and
minerals In other words, they are good for you.
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
Trang 32 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’
Trang 41 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)
15 (another)/ (the others) 16 (others)
17 (another) (others) (other) 18 (the other)
Trang 519 (the others) 20 (another)
21 (another) (the other)
Bài 2:
7 (others) (others) (other) 8 (each other) (each other) (each other) (other)