Kim and Tony weren't the only people in the garden. There ____. A. were some other ones B. were some others C. was another D. was someone more 答案为 B。请问 other 与 others 有何区别？
other(其他的)可用作形容词(既可与复数名词连用,亦可与单数名词连用),亦可用作代词。others(其他的人或物)是复数形式,只能用作代词,可受 some, any, all 的修饰:
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Oh, this one is nicer than the other one. 噢, 这一个比另一个好。
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The other students in the class keep their eyes closed. They mustn't look. (JEFC, 2A, p. 28) 班上其余的学生要闭上眼睛，不许看。
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Some people enjoy exercise, others don't. 一些人喜欢运动，而另一些人则不喜欢。
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Some had merely signed their names in Everlasting Ink; others had carved their initials into the wood, still others had left messages. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) 他们有的用永不褪色墨水写下了自己的名字，也有些人把自己姓名的首字母刻进了木头，还有一些人写了简短的留言。(《哈利·波特与死亡圣徒》)
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Only one foreigner has ever made a perfect score on that test. All others have had at least one error. 只有一个外国人在那次考试中得了满分,其余的人至少犯了一个错误。请做下面的英语试题：
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I don't like these. Do you have any ____?
A. other B. another C. one D. others(全国成人高考,92-34)
- I don't like this wine, I like ____ wine.
A. some other B. some others C. other D. another
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Although some critics viewed Ernest Hemingway as an overrated writer, other thought him a truly gifted novelist.
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We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but ____ ones were reasonably priced.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
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Among almost seven hundred species of bamboo, some are fully grown at less than a foot high, while other can grow three feet in twenty-four hours. (TOEFL)
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The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and ____ crops, but hunting and gathering were still of critical importance in their economy. A. another B. the others C. other D. other than (TOEFL)