others vs the rest

[如沐春风]

Hi there everyone. Please do me a favour.

I’d like to discuss some environmental problems with ___ of the group.

A. others B. other C. the other D. the rest

The given answer is D (the rest). I have no problem with that.

But how about A (others)? Some say A is wrong because "of the group" implies "the rest" is the only choice.

I would appreciate it if you could give me an explanation.

 

[DonnyB]

It would work, I think, as "with the others of the group" which would imply that you'd already discussed it with at least one of them, but I don't think (A) is a natural answer as it stands.

 

[如沐春风]

It would work, I think, as "with the others of the group" which would imply that you'd already discussed it with at least one of them, but I don't think (A) is a natural answer as it stands.

Thank you very much, DonnyB. Your explanation is reasonable.

 

[MagEditor]

Others in the group and other members of the group would sound like everyday English, but of course those weren't among the choices..

 

[如沐春风]

Others in the group and other members of the group would sound like everyday English, but of course those weren't among the choices..

Got it Thank you very much