Bagaimana pemakaian 'another' dan 'other'?
< J >
another
dipake untuk penambahan tunggal (singular)
other:
dipakai untuk penambahan jamak (plural)
another
dan other bisa dipakai sebagai kata sifat (adj.) atau kata ganti (pronoun)
The
students in the class come from many places. One of the students is from
Sorong. Another student is from Pontianak. Another is from Makassar. Other
students are from Jakarta. Others are from Padang.
Another
student <-- singular, kata sifat
Another
is <-- singular, kata ganti
Other
students <-- plural, kata sifat
Others
are <-- plural, kata ganti
sedangkan
yang menggunakan 'the' biasa dipakai di ujung sebagai penambahan akhir untuk
sesuatu yang sudah jelas/spesifik
tunggal/singular:
I have
3 handphones: 1 is cheap, another is expensive, & the other is so-so. (the
other is <-- kata ganti)
I have
3 handphones: 1 is cheap, another one is expensive, & the other one is
so-so. (the other one <-- kata sifat)
jamak/plural:
I have
5 books: 1 is black, 2 others are white, & the others are yellow. (the
others are <-- kata ganti)
I have
5 books: 1 is black, 2 other books are white, & the other books are yellow.
(the other books <-- kata sifat)
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