English Grammar; Using Another, The other, Other in English Using Another Another is used with singular countable noun. It means one more, an alternative. It is nonspecific. Example Sentences “Give me another book,” he said. I hear that her mother is in anothercity. She has another sister. Using The Other The other is used with singular noun, plural noun, countable noun or uncountable noun. It means second of two things, people or animals. Example Sentences Did you see the other book that I bought? Mary and Samuel are here, but where are the other kids? She walked around to the otherside. Using Other Other is used with plural or uncountable noun.