other及其變化形式在初中教材中多次出現(xiàn),而且它的變化形式很多,有以下幾種：the other, others, the others, another 等.它們的用法現(xiàn)歸納如下；
1.other可作形容詞或代詞,做形容詞時(shí),意思是“別的,其他”,泛指“其他的（人或物）”.如：
Do you have any other question(s)?
你還有其他問(wèn)題嗎?
Ask some other people.
問(wèn)問(wèn)別人吧!
Put it in your other hand.
把它放在你另一只手里.
2.the other指兩個(gè)人或物中的一個(gè)時(shí),只能用the other,不能用another,此時(shí)的other作代詞.如：
He has two daughters. One is a nurse, the other is a worker.
他有兩個(gè)女兒,一個(gè)是護(hù)士,另一個(gè)是工人.
the other后可加單數(shù)名詞,也可加復(fù)數(shù)名詞,此時(shí)的other作形容詞.如：
On the other side of the street,there is a tall tree.
在街道的另一邊,有一棵大樹(shù).
Mary is much taller than the other girls.
瑪麗比其他的女孩高得多.
He lives on the other side of the river.
他住在河的對(duì)岸.
3.others是other的復(fù)數(shù)形式,泛指“另外幾個(gè)”,“其余的”.在句中可作主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ).如：
Some of us like singing and dancing, others go in for sports.
我們一些人喜歡唱歌和跳舞,其余的從事體育活動(dòng).
Give me some others, please.
請(qǐng)給我別的東西吧!
There are no others.
沒(méi)有別的了.
4.the others意思是“其他東西,其余的人”.特指某一范圍內(nèi)的“其他的（人或物）”.是the other的復(fù)數(shù)形式.如：
Two boys will go to the zoo, and the others will stay at home.
兩個(gè)男孩將去動(dòng)物園,其余的留在家里.
the others=the other +復(fù)數(shù)名詞,這在第2條中已經(jīng)有所介紹.
5.another=an+ other,既可作形容詞,也可作代詞,只能用于三個(gè)或更多的人或物,泛指同類事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一個(gè)”,只能代替或修飾單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞.如：
I don’t like this one. Please show me another.
我不喜歡這一個(gè),請(qǐng)給我看看另一個(gè).
I have three daughters. One is a nurse, another is a teacher and another is a worker.
我有三個(gè)女兒.一個(gè)是護(hù)士,另一個(gè)是教師,還有一個(gè)是工人.