Other 作限定詞用
Other 作限定詞用時後接不可數名詞和複數可數名詞，意為「另外的；額外的；更多的；別的；其他的；不同的」。例如：
- In addition to Amy, Mrs. Smith has two other children. (除了艾美，史密斯太太還有另外兩個孩子)
- There are other ways to perform this task. (還有別的方法可執行這項任務)
- The company website has general information about its new products. Other detailed information can be obtained by calling the freephone number. (該公司網站提供其新產品的一般性資訊。其他詳細的資訊可打這支免費電話取得)
- Some music is soothing; other music has the opposite effect. (有些音樂具有撫慰作用；其他音樂則效果相反)
Other 作限定詞用時若後接單數可數名詞，則 other 前面必須要有另一限定詞或所有格。例如：
- Cindy doesn’t like the blue one. She prefers the other color. (辛蒂不喜歡藍色的。她比較喜歡另一顏色的) (正)
Cindy doesn’t like the blue one. She prefers other color. (誤) - I have only one other shirt. (我只有另一件襯衫)
- We’ll go there some other day. (我們改天會去那裡)
- Jason is my other brother. (傑森是我另一個哥哥)
- No other student in our school runs faster than David. (本校沒有其他學生跑得比大衛快)
Other 作限定詞用時如同形容詞，沒有複數型。例如：
- John invited all his other relatives and friends. (約翰邀請了他的其他所有親戚朋友) (正)
John invited all his others relatives and friends. (誤)
Other 作代名詞用
Other 亦可作代名詞用。當代名詞用的 other 有複數型 others，意為「其餘的人或事物」。例如：
- This issue, more than any other (issue), has divided the new cabinet. (主要是這個問題造成新內閣的分裂)
- Some apps are better than others (= other apps). (一些應用程式優於其他應用程式)
- Some students are reading; others (= other students) are writing. (有些學生在閱讀，有些則在寫作)
The other 作限定詞用
The other 作限定詞用時若後接單數名詞 (the 可用所有格替代)，意為「(兩者中) 另一人的；另一個的」。例如：
- Mary was looking around for her other shoe. (瑪麗在找另一隻鞋)
- This computer is new. The other computer is about six years old. (這台電腦是新的。另一台電腦大約六年了)
- He held onto the rope with his other hand. (他用另一隻手抓住繩子)
- One of the twin brothers was Roger. What was the other one called? (這對孿生兄弟一個叫羅傑，另一個叫什麼？)
- I saw Jim stand on the other side of the street. (我看到吉姆站在街的對面)
The other 作限定詞用時若後接複數名詞 (the 可用所有格替代)，意為「(一個群體中) 其餘的」。例如：
- There are five women sitting there. One of them is his wife and all the other women are his sisters. (有五個女子坐在那裡。其中之一是他太太，其餘都是他的姊妹)
- Paul stayed until all the other students had gone home. (保羅一直待到其餘的學生都回家為止)
- Both his other brothers will go abroad for further study next year. (他的另外兩個兄弟明年將出國深造)
- Where are the other two summer travel brochures? I can only find three. (另外兩本夏日旅遊指南在哪裡？我只能找到三本)
The other 作代名詞用
The other 作代名詞用時，意為「(兩者中) 另一人；另一個」。例如：
- It is hard to tell the twin sisters one from the other. (這對雙胞胎姊妹很難分辨)
- I have two puppies, one is white and the other is black. (我有兩隻小狗，一隻是白色的，另一隻是黑色的)
The others 作代名詞用時，意為「(一個群體中) 其餘的人或事物」。例如：
- One boy slipped on a banana skin and the others laughed. (一個男孩踩到香蕉皮滑倒，其餘的孩子都笑了起來)
- I have some photos for you this time. I’ll attach two photos to this email and I’ll send the others tomorrow. (這次我有一些照片要給你。我會在這封 email 附上兩張，明天我會把其餘照片寄出)
Another 作限定詞用
Another 作限定詞用時後接單數可數名詞，意為「再一的；另一的」。例如：
- Can I have another drink? (我能再來一杯嗎？)
- Tom’s mom is expecting another baby in September. (湯姆的媽媽九月份又要生孩子了)
- They’re doing a big concert tonight and another one on Friday night. (他們今晚將舉辦一場大型演唱會，星期五晚上還有一場)
- That’s quite another matter. (那完全是另一回事)
- After a week in Bangkok, the official was ready to visit another city. (在曼谷待了一個禮拜後，這位官員準備訪問另一城市) (正)
After a week in Bangkok, the official was ready to visit other city. (誤)
Another 作代名詞用
Another 作代名詞用時，意為「再一 (個)；另一 (個)」。例如：
- Would you like another? (想再來一份嗎？)
- I don’t like this one, please show me another or others. (我不喜歡這個，請給我看另一個或另外幾個) － 不帶 the 的複數型 others 是代名詞 another 的複數。
- I lent my bicycle to John, and he lent it to another of his friends. (我把腳踏車借給約翰，他又轉借給他的另外一個朋友)