Difference between In-time/On-time, Another/Other

By | May 14, 2018

Difference between in time on time .

➡ On time .
On time = at the planned time; neither late nor early

➡ In time .
In time = with enough time to spare; before the last moment

➡ Examples
✅Peter wants to start the meeting exactly on time
✅ He would have died if they hadn’t got him to the hospital in time..

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The difference between another, other and others

▪ Another + singular noun
▪ Other + plural noun
▪ Others (a pronoun to replace 📘other + plural noun)

Examples
1) I need another cup.
(cup is singular so we use another)
2) I need other cups.
(cup is plural so we use other)
3) 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.

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