📕📘 the difference between another ‘ others  and other

📕another + singular noun
📘other + plural noun 
📕others (a pronoun to replace

✅I need another cup.
(cup is singular so we use another)
✅I need other cups.
(cup is plural so we use other)
✅I need others.
(refers to other cups)When to use ANOTHER.

📕Another + Singular Countable noun
📘Another can be followed by a singular countable noun.

📕📘Other is a determiner that goes before plural countable nouns, uncountable nouns or a pronoun.

✅Other + Plural Countable Noun
📕Have you got any other dresses, or are these the only ones?

📕📘Other can be placed before the pronoun “ones..

📘📕Others as a pronoun

✅Others replaces “other ones” or “other + plural noun”.
Only others can be used as a pronoun and not other.

✅I don’t like these postcards. Let’s ask for others.
(others = other postcards)

✅Some of the presidents arrived on Monday. 

📕Often “(the) others” refers to “(the) other people”.

✅He has no interest in helping others. (= in 

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