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Masanori Takaoka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
How to use "one"
Q: Choose one which is incorrect.
Are these your books? I’d like to borrow ( ).
a. some good ones
b. that one
c. nice one
d. one on baseball
They seem to me all correct.
What do you think?
Are these your books? I’d like to borrow ( ).
a. some good ones
b. that one
c. nice one
d. one on baseball
They seem to me all correct.
What do you think?
Top answer
One is incorrect. Hint: it is incorrect because it is missing an article or other determiner.
- One is incorrect.
- Hint: it is incorrect because it is missing an article or other determiner.
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One is incorrect. Hint: it is incorrect because it is missing an article or other determiner.
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Masanori Takaoka"c" should be "a nice one"?Exactly (or "this nice one", "that nice one" etc. are also possible).
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Thank you!
But if so, "d" doesn't have an article, either.
Why is "one on baseball" correct?
But if so, "d" doesn't have an article, either.
Why is "one on baseball" correct?
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I don't have a very good answer to that, except "that's the way it is".
There is a known phenomenon in English whereby modification of a noun — making it more specific — can trigger an article which might not otherwise be there. For example, "I'll go if I have time" / "I'll go and have a good time" or "I discovered love" / "I discovered a love of music". This may be part of the reason why
There is a known phenomenon in English whereby modification of a noun — making it more specific — can trigger an article which might not otherwise be there. For example, "I'll go if I have time" / "I'll go and have a good time" or "I discovered love" / "I discovered a love of music". This may be part of the reason why
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