(1)
Please tell me the difference between ''another on'' and ''other one'' becuase I can't use them correctly and I'm really confused.
"Another one" means "one more of the same."
"the other one" means "a different one."
WAITRESS: Do you two students want more pie? We have two flavors.
STUDENT A: Yes. I already had one slice of apple pie, and now I would like another one.
STUDENT B: Yes, but I already had a slice of apple, so now I would like to try the other one.
Other-Another
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(2)
"My phone was on silent that's why I couldn't take your call.'' OR ''My phone was on silent mode that's why I couldn't take your call.'' OR ''My phone was silent mode that's why I couldn't take your call.'' Which one is correct?
ALL the choices are wrong because they are all run-on sentences (comma splices.)
Using on "silent" is okay
- My phone was on "silent" -- that's why I couldn't take your call.
- My phone was on "silent." That's why I couldn't take your call.
- I couldn't take your call because my phone was on "silent."
- My phone was on "silent;" that's why I couldn't take your call.
Using on silent mode is okay.
- My phone was on silent mode. That's why I couldn't take your call.
- ditto as above
Using set to silent mode is okay, as is set to "silent."
- My phone was set to silent mode; that's why I couldn't take your call.
- My phone was set to "silent" -- that's why I couldn't take your call.
- ditto as above
Using "My phone was silent mode" is not okay.

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