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'There is a surviving portrait of Baisao, done by another of his intimate friends, Jyakuchu Ito; ……'
I'd like to know about 'another of' in that sentence. I have learned the use of 'one of', but 'another of' here confuses me. What is the difference, please?
I'd like to know about 'another of' in that sentence. I have learned the use of 'one of', but 'another of' here confuses me. What is the difference, please?
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one of his friends. You do not have to have mentioned a friend previously. another of his friends You have mentioned one of his friends in some earlier sentence, and now you are mentioning another.
- one of his friends.
- You do not have to have mentioned a friend previously.
- another of his friends You have mentioned one of his friends in some earlier sentence, and now you are mentioning another.
- Consider this simpler example.
- You come to visit me.
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one of his friends. You do not have to have mentioned a friend previously.
another of his friends You have mentioned one of his friends in some earlier sentence, and now you are mentioning another.
Consider this simpler example.
another of his friends You have mentioned one of his friends in some earlier sentence, and now you are mentioning another.
Consider this simpler example.
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