EXERCISES ON “ OTHER” Exercise: Complete the sentences with a form of “ other ”. 1. I got three letters. One was from my father. _____________ one was from my sister. _____________ letter was from my girlfriend. 2. Look at your hand. You have five fingers. One is your thumb. ____________ is your index finger. ____________ one is your middle finger. ___________ finger is your ring finger. And ___________ finger (the last of the five) is your little finger. 3. Look at your hands. One is your right hand. ____________ is your left hand. 4. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary can come. __________ can’t come. 5. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary can come. __________ people can’t come. 6. I would some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____________ that you could lend me? 7. I would some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____________ books that you could lend me? 8. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one means of transportation. The train is _____________. 9. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one . ___________ are the train, the automobile, and the horse. 10. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Jansen, and ____________ is Pat Hendricks. 11. Alice reads The New York Times every day. She doesn’t read any __________ newspapers. 12. Some people prefer classical music, but ___________ prefer rock music. 13. Individual differences in children must be recognized. Whereas one child might have a strong interest in mathematics and science, ___________ child might tend toward more artistic endeavors. 14. I’m almost finished. I just need ___________ five minutes. 15. One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the printing press. ___________ was the electric light. __________ were the telephone, television, and the computer. 16. Some babies begin talking as early as six months; ___________ don’t speak until they are more than two years. 17. One common preposition is from. ____________ common one is in. ___________ are by, for, and of. The most frequently used prepositions in English are at, by, for, from, in, to, of, and with. What are some __________ prepositions? 18. That country has two basic problems. One is inflation, and __________ is the instability of the government. 19. I have been in only three cities since I came to the United States. One is New York, and ___________ are Washington, D.C, and Chicago. 20. When his alarm went off this morning, he shut it off, rolled over, and slept for ___________ twenty minutes. 21. They have three children. One has graduated from college and has a job. ___________ is at Yale University. ________ is still living at home. 22. Two countries border on the United States. One is Canada. ___________ is Mexico. 23. One of the countries I would like to visit is Sweden. __________ is Mexico. Os course, besides these two countries, there are many __________ places I would like to see. 24. Louis and I have been friends for a long time. We’ve known ____________ since we were children. 25. A: I talked to Sam ________ day. B: Oh? How is he? I haven’t seen him for ages. 26. In the Southwest there is a large area of land that has little or no rainfall, no trees, and very few plants ___________ than cactuses. In ____________ words, this area of the country is a desert. 27. Thank you for inviting me to the picnic. I’d like to go with you, but I’ve already made ________ plans. 28. Some people are tall; _________ are short. Some people are fat; __________ are thin. Some people are nearsighted; _________ people are farsighted. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Jay love ___________ . They support ___________ . They like _____________. In ____________ words, they are a happily married couple. 30. A: How often do you travel to Portland? B: Every ___________ month. I go there to visit my grandmother in a nursing home. 31. Could I borrow your pen? I need to write a check, but I have nothing to write with ___________ than this pencil. 32. My niece, Kathy, ate one cookie after ____________ until she finished the whole box. That’s why she had a bad stomachache. 33. This pen isn’t working. Please give me ____________. (singular) 34. If you are still thirsty, I’ll make _________ pot of coffee. 35. This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me . ( the last one) 36. He does not need those books. He needs ___________. ( all the remaining) 37. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty were buying are from Latin America and __________ are from _________ countries. 38. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat. __________ was looking at magazines. __________ was eating around looking fro more food. (notice the verbs) 1 1 39. This glass of milk is sour. ___________ glass of milk is sour too. 40. The army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice. ___________ was marching; ___________ was at attention; and ___________ was practicing combat tactics. 41. There are seven students from Japan. __________ are from Iran, and ___________ are from _______ places. 42. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but ____________ ones were reasonably priced. 2 2