34. Other and another

Another (an+other) is used only with a countable singular noun (it meansone more)

E.g. This book is not interesting, give me another book (= one more book).

Give me anotherpen (= one more pen)

The otheris specific. It can be used with:

1. singular noun (= last of the set)

E.g.He has two sons. One is four,the other is six. (the last of the two)

2. plural noun (= the rest of the set)

Eg.Give methe otherbooks (the rest of the books)

3. uncountable noun (= all the remaining)

E.g.Give me the other information (all the remaining information)

Other is nonspecific. It can be used with uncountable and countable nouns (= more of the set)

E.g.I needotherinformation (some more information)

I need otherexamples (some more, no matter how many)

NOTE! The word othercan never be plural if it is followed by a noun. Whenotheris used without a noun it has–s in the plural.

Compare:

Inform the otherstudents.

Inform the others.

Can you show me some other books?

Can you show me some others?

Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with other, another, the other.

1. I don’t like this bag. Give me _____ one.

2. Would you like _____ cup of coffee?

3. There are two pencils on the table. One is red, and _____ is green.

4. _____ question we have discussed is the export of textile.

5. Three people were at the bus stop. Two people were standing quietly and _____ one was nervously walking up and down.

6. We have only two problems. One concerns traffic. _____ problem is connected with water pollution.

7. If you don’t like this book I can offer you _____ one.

8. I don’t need this thing, I need _____ things which you have just brought in.

9. I think this little girl should play more with _____ children, but she is always by herself.

10. If you haven’t found what you are looking for on this shelf look on ____ shelves.

11. Both trips are interesting, but one is cheaper, _____ is more expensive.

12. This doesn’t suit me. Have you got any_____ colours?

Ex. 2. Insert other or others.

1. I see Tom and Mary. Where are the _____?

2. One child was sleeping in the bedroom, the _____ children were playing in the garden.

3. There are two students from Japan in this group. The _____ are from China.

4. Though this car is very comfortable, the _____ ones are more reasonably priced.

5. This restaurant isn’t good. The _____ are even worse.

6. I’ll phone all the _____ if you phone Kate and Ann.

Ex. 3. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Дайте мне другую ручку, пожалуйста, эта не пишет.

2. Я сделаю вам еще чашку чаю, если хотите.

3. Мне не нужны эти книги, мне нужны другие.

4. У него два сына. Одному десять лет, другому – пять.

5. В нашей группе десять студентов. восемь из Москвы, четыре – из других городов.

6. Сегодня мы смотрели четыре машины. Первые две были очень дорогие, а другие две были дешевле.

7. Покажите мне другой костюм, этот слишком большой.

8. В этом словаре нет страниц десять и одиннадцать. Дайте мне другой, пожалуйста.

35. Noun + Noun

We can put nouns together in three ways:

1. noun + noun E.g. a bus driver, a film actor

2. possessive’s structure E.g. my friend’s book, my parents’ room

3. preposition structure E.g. the end of the street

I.

When we put one (or more) nouns in front of another it is like an adjective, it is usually in the singularand such structures are used for well-known everyday combinations.

Compare: a war film – a film about cats (not a cat film)

Ex. 1. Match the expressions on the left with their meanings on the right.

1. milk chocolate a. box for matches

2. chocolate milk b. horse taking part in races

3. flower garden c. race of horses

4. garden flower d. chocolate made with milk

5. horse race e. flower that grows in a garden

6. race horse f. dress made of cotton

7. match box g. cotton for making dresses

8. box match h. garden with flowers in

9. cotton dress i. milk flavoured with chocolate

10. dress cotton j. match in boxing

Ex. 2. Translate the following noun combinations into Russian. If necessary use a dictionary.

1. market research programme

2. public relations department

3. exchange rate growth

4. aircraft structure description

5. product development strategy

6. market investigation methods

7. life expectancy prospects

8. fashion development trends

9. food export field

10. investigation methods choice

11. waste management strategy

Ex. 3 Five of these ideas can naturally be expressed by “noun + noun”. Which are they?

1. a shop selling furniture

2. a cake made for wedding

3. a book about parrots

4. a boy in the swimming pool

5. a woman with a glass

6. a glass for wine

7. a timetable for buses

8. an argument about ecology

9. a door to the bathroom

10. a story about clocks

II.

Ann’s flat = the flat of Ann

We write – ‘s after nouns in singular

E.g. my friend’s house