![]() This word The is considered as a definite article because it is used to refer to something specific. So ANOTHER is a general determiner with a difference. The word THE is a Definite Article and an Adverb. Wikipedia is right as it notes that 'another' serves the determining function but is more likely to be classified as an adjective in that it generally takes another determiner to complete the phrase although it still comes before other adjectives. ![]() The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. When "another" is placed before ' five', its power of limiting extends over both 'five' and 'year' but serves the same function of an indefinite article which surprisingly A/An cannot fulfil. THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. In the given example "five" is a quantifier. CONJUNCTION: A word that connects or joins parts of a sentence together. Actually determiners are used to mean proximity, relationship, quantity and definiteness. Pronouns usually substitute for nouns and function as nouns, e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they, myself, this, that, who, which, everyone. Pronouns make sentences shorter and clearer since they replace nouns. Examples of pronouns are: them, he, they, it. ![]() 'Lets meet tomorrow at your convenience.' Belonging to you of you related to you (plural more owners). Articles, possessives, numericals, quantifiers are all adjectives with a difference. Nouns name persons, places, things, ideas, or qualities, e.g., Franklin, boy, Yangtze River, shoreline, Bible, desk, fear, happiness. your is a pronoun: Belonging to you of you related to you (singular one owner). "Another" is actually an indefinite article in combination with "other"(an+) and written as a single word meant to suggest an indefinite set/group or just 'a'/'an' as indefinite as they are, but with a twist. ![]() "Another" belongs to the category of general determiners with "a", "an", "any" etc., the plural of which is " other". Determiners are noun markers and clarify nouns. ![]()
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