another
1.another就是an+other,所以不可说:
- the another desk, that another desk,
- this another desk, my another desk
各种表达方式里的another都该改作other。
2.another是“另外的任何一个”,在心里至少有三个(除了本身的一个,至少另有两个才可能有“任何一个”)。所以在一共只有两个的时候不可用another,如不可说I have two brothers, one is twenty, and another is fifteen,该把another改作the other。
3.another and better pen是“另外的好些的一枝笔”,another better pen是“另外一枝好些的笔”(指已说过的一枝或多枝好些的笔以外的一枝)。但another, better pen跟another and better pen意思相同,那逗号有and的作用。another and a good pen是“另外的好的一枝笔”。
4.another后面可以接数字和属于复数形式的名词,如another five hours。
5.If you don't like this copy, you may take another (one)里的one可用可不用。
6.another such (book)和such another (book)都可以说。
7.注意He seems quite another person than what he was(他跟以前相比,似判若两人)里用than。
8.one another和each other都作“互相”解。许多语法书里说one another只可用在两个以上,如The five boys help one another; each other只可用在两个,如The two boys help each other。但事实上这区别是不成立的,两种表达方式尽可通用。
9.one another的物主代词形式是one another's,不是one anothers'。但one another's fathers,one another's faces等表达方式里通常用fathers和faces,很少用单数形式。
10.one another不可用作主语,如不可说We know what one another wants,该说We know each what the other wants或Each of us knows what the other wants。假使一共有三个或三个以上的人,该说We know each what the others want或Each of us knows what the others want。
11.Every one of them looked at one another and smiled. 当然是错误的,该把Every one改作All。