GUIDE ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK

21 QUANTIFIERS PAGE 230
We can use other/others without a noun to refer to things or people.
You take one bag and I'll take the other (one).
They ate half the sandwiches. The others/The rest were thrown away.
Some pubs serve food, but others don't.
I came on ahead. The others will be here soon. (= the other people)
NOTE
The other day/week means 'recently, not long ago'.
I saw Miranda the other day.
b
We use another before a number + noun, even when the number is more than one.
We were enjoying ourselves so much we decided to stay on for another three days/
for three more days.
Here we are talking about an extra period, an extra number of days.
We can use other (= different) after a number.
There are two other rooms/two more rooms/another two rooms upstairs.
181 Quantifiers without a noun
1 We can use a quantifier without a noun, like a pronoun.
DEPARTMENT STORES IN LONDON
There are several large stores in London where you can buy practically anything;
others are more specialized but still offer a wide choice of goods. Most have coffee
shops and restaurants serving good, reasonably priced lunches and teas; many
also have hairdressing salons.
(from R. Nicholson The London Guide)
It is clear from the context that most means 'most department stores' and many
means 'many department stores'. Here are some more quantifiers that we might
use in this context.
Some sell food. A few are outside the West End.
Two have car parks. None stay open all night.
We can also use the of-pattern.
Many of them also have hairdressing salons.
NOTE
a After some quantifiers we can use one instead of a noun. • 189
I tried three doors, and each (one) was locked.
b All as a pronoun is possible but a little unusual.
All open on Saturday.
We normally use a different pattern.
All of them open on Saturday. They all open on Saturday.
But we sometimes use all+ clause meaning 'everything' or 'the only thing'.
I've told you all I know. All you need is love.
All can also mean 'everyone', although this use is old-fashioned and often formal.
All (those) in favour raise your hands. All were prepared to risk their lives.
c We can use another without a noun or with one.
The first bus was full, but another (one) soon arrived.
We can do the same with the adjective other.
I'll take one suitcase, and you take the other (one).
But when we leave out a plural noun, we use others or ones with an s.
These letters are yours, and the others are mine/the other ones are mine.
Some stores sell anything. Others are more specialized.