There are many apples in Paul’s kitchen. Paul is holding one apple.
(a) There are other apples in a bowl
(Adjective) + (Noun)
(b) There are other ones on a plate
(Adjective) + (Ones)
(c) There are others on a chair.
(Pronoun)
Other(s) (without the) means “several more out of a group of similar items, several in addition to the one(s) already mentioned.” The adjective other (without an –s) can be used with a plural noun (e.g., apples) or with the word ones.
Others (with an –s) is a plural pronoun; it is not used with a noun.
In (c): others=other apples.
The other(s)
There are four on the table. Paul is going to take one of them.
(d) Sara is going to take the other apples.
(Adjective) + (Noun)
(e) Sara is going to take the other ones
(Adjective) + (Ones)
(f) Sara is going to take the others
(Pronoun)
The other(s) means “the last ones in a specific group, the remains from a given number of similar items.”
The other (without an –s) can be used as an adjective in front of a noun or the word ones, as in (d) and (e).
The others (with an –s) is a plural pronoun: it is not used with a noun.
In (f): the others=the other apples.
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