Question 24: There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is ________ .
Another…: someone…someone
Singular, used when referring to an unspecified object
Eg: This book is boring. Give me another (this book is so boring give me another book => any book is fine; unspecified.)
– Others: other… other
Plural, used when referring to certain unspecified objects.
Eg: These books are boring. Give me others (these books are boring, show me other books => same sentence above but plural.)
– The other : …remaining
Determined, singular
Eg: I have two brothers. One is a doctor; the other is a teacher. (I have 2 brothers. One is a doctor, the other is a teacher.)
– Clarify the difference between “another” and “the other” through the following example:
Eg: 1. There are different kinds of fruit in the basket. One is apple, one is pineapple and the other is banana.
2. There are different kinds of fruit in the basket. One is apple, one is pineapple and another is banana.
+ The first sentence will be understood that there are only 3 types of fruit in the basket only, one is an apple, one is a pineapple, another is a banana.
+ The second sentence will be understood as having more than 3 kinds of fruit in the basket. One is an apple, one is a pineapple, another is a banana, and one or more others not mentioned.
=> Answer A (There are several mass media. Newspaper is one medium, television is another.)
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