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#2 (permalink) Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:14 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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. The best place to start, nhung, is a dictionary, which often includes examples:
One (pronoun)
16. a person or thing of a number or kind indicated or understood: one of the Elizabethan poets. 17. (in certain pronominal combinations) a person unless definitely specified otherwise: every one. 18. (with a defining clause or other qualifying words) a person or a personified being or agency: the evil one; the one I love. 19. any person indefinitely; anyone: as good as one would desire. 20. Chiefly British. (used as a substitute for the pronoun I): Mother had been ailing for many months, and one should have realized it. 21. a person of the speaker's kind; such as the speaker himself or herself: to press one's own claims. 22. something or someone of the kind just mentioned: The portraits are fine ones. Your teachers this semester seem to be good ones. 23. something available or referred to, esp. in the immediate area: Here, take onethey're delicious. The bar is open, so have one on me! . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:09 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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Oh,I think I didn't make you understand what I wanted to ask Today,I am giving my exercises to you . **If appropriate ,replace the underlined words or phrases with one or ones .If it's not possible or unlikely ,write No after the sentence. 1)If you 're buying a newspaper from the shop ,could you get a newspaper for me ?----one 2)He used to work for a finance company ,but he moved to an insurance company----NO 3)Many people are happy about the new road being built ,but there are some angry people ,too----NO As you see, each above sentence has an enclosed answer.But I don't understand why they do like that.So I wanna to ask you to give me the rule of replacing "one(s)" because in my dictionary and even grammar book ,they don't mention how to replace *I hope you can understand what I want to ask. Thank you for your fast reply. |
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Nhung I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:41 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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1) If you're buying a newspaper from the shop, could you get one for me?-- OK 2) (X) He used to work for a finance company ,but he moved to an insurance one----No, we do not usually use 'one' after a modifier.
3) (?) Many people are happy about the new road being built, but there are some angry ones, too-- I think this is possible, even though it follows a modifier.
Please remember that commas and other similar punctuation marks are followed by a blank space, but there is no blank space before them. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:35 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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Now I give you some useful usage of ONE/ONES: We don't use one/ones: after a - instead we leave out a: Have we got any lemons? I need one for a meal I'm cooking, (not ...need a one...) after nouns used as adjectives: I thought I'd put the keys in my trouser pocket, but in fact they were in my jacket pocket. (not ...my jacket one.) Instead of using one/ones after personal pronouns (my, your, her, etc.) we prefer mine, yours, hers, etc. However, a personal pronoun + one/ones is often heard in informal speech: I'd really like a watch like yours, (or '...like your one.' in informal speech) _________________ Don't see your shade think you are great |
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Duc I'm here quite often ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:18 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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after nouns used as adjectives: I thought I'd put the keys in my trouser pocket, but in fact they were in my jacket pocket. (not ...my jacket one.)-------Can you check them more carefully in this case? Because I can see this case in some following sentences: 1. Would you make a copy for everyone in the office and a few extra ones for the visit. 2.I answer most of the question, but had to miss out some very difficult ones Thank Mister Micawber for the useful advice! |
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Nhung I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:06 am How to use "one(s)"? |
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ha,you need to read carefully.''Nouns used as adjectives'' but not adjectives and ''extra'',''difficult'' are adjectives.  _________________ Don't see your shade think you are great |
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Duc I'm here quite often ;-)
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#8 (permalink) Wed Feb 20, 2008 19:15 pm How to use "one(s)"? |
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| uh-huh,thank you for your reply very much^^. |
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Nhung I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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