Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
Meena has two brothers. One is a doctor in Lucknow, and ______ brother runs a dhaba on the highway.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → the other
Complete sentence: Meena has two brothers. One is a doctor in Lucknow, and the other brother runs a dhaba on the highway. Meena has “two brothers”, and the sentence has already talked about “one”.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) another | one more of the same kind, with a singular noun | The guests loved the halwa, so Maa made another pot. |
| (2) other | on its own, with plural or uncountable nouns | Ritu reads Hindi novels and other books in her free time. |
| (3) the other (answer) | the second of two people or things | One earring fell off, but the other earring is still in my ear. |
| (4) others | a pronoun: stands alone, with no noun after it | Some boys played cricket, and others sat under the tree. |