How Do You Use The Word Others?

Others is a pronoun. Others can

be used to take the place of the word other

, followed by a plural countable noun. e.g. Those trees are hemlocks; the others are pines. Ten people belong to the group, and five others are planning to join.

How is others used in a sentence?

If he treats me differently than others, I’m sure it’s because we are married.

I’ll take care of the others if you want to watch the kids

. Why do some houses get broken into and others don’t? She waited until the others were in their wagons and then slapped the lines to the backs of the mules.

Is others singular or plural?

What is difference between other and others?

Others can be used to take the place of the word other

, followed by a plural countable noun. e.g. Those trees are hemlocks; the others are pines. … In the second example, others takes the place of the words other people. *Others is often used in the expression some … others.

What is the singular of others?

A simple rule to help you remember the difference between another and other is:

another + singular

noun. other + plural noun. others (a pronoun to replace other + plural noun)

Is each other’s grammatically correct?

Each other’s is always correct

, and each others’ is never correct. Think of it this way: You would say We talked to each other for hours. You would never say We talked to each others for hours.

Is it each other’s or each others?

Where does the apostrophe go? If you remember that everything in front of the apostrophe has to be a word, you know that it cannot be each others’ because

there is no such word as each others

. There is just one person involved. It is always singular possessive.

What about the others meaning?

:

all the members of a group except the person or thing that has already been mentioned He got a drink of water while the others continued playing

.

How do you write others?

Other’s

is the correct possessive singular form of the word other. Others is the plural form of the word other. Others’ is the possessive plural of others.

Is an another correct?

The word “

another

” developed as a contraction of “an other”, and it’s ungrammatical to say “an another”.

What does the other mean?

1 :

the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned

yet I held on with one hand and waved with the other. Each of them looked at the other. 2 : an opposite place or thing We moved from one side of town to the other.

What is the possessive of each others?

This rules out each others, as the possessive apostrophe must be there. In the case of “each other”, “other” is in the singular because it follows “each”—you wouldn’t say “each teachers” instead of “each teacher”, would you… By adding the possessive ‘s, we get the correct form each other’s.

What is the meaning of each other’s company?

It means

to have fun and be happy to be around one another

. Like, being a family and being happy because you are all together.

What does having each other’s backs mean?

(idiomatic)

To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone

. If you ever need help, just ask.

Where does the apostrophe go on other people?

Put the apostrophe

after the last letter

. The last letter is “e.” So: people’s. You can see more applications of this handy rule by clicking here.

Is it each other’s life or lives?

It all depends on the number of entities involved. If two entities, “each other’s life.” (There is only one “other life.”)

If three or more,”each others’ lives

.” (Here think of the missing understood words, “of the” between “each” and “other.”