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Klavier Posted 20 years ago
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Hello.
With which adjectives can one (when used as a substitute for a noun) be omitted?
For ex. I have seen that 'first' can be used alone or as 'first one.'
With which adjectives can one (when used as a substitute for a noun) be omitted?
For ex. I have seen that 'first' can be used alone or as 'first one.'
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Hi, You need to be a bit careful with 'first'. When you say 'first one', you'd normally precede it by 'the'. Tom was the first one to jump.
- Hi, You need to be a bit careful with 'first'.
- When you say 'first one', you'd normally precede it by 'the'.
- Tom was the first one to jump.
- Tom was the first to jump.
- In the former, I see 'first' as an adjective, in the latter I see it as a noun.
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Hi,
You need to be a bit careful with 'first'. When you say 'first one', you'd normally precede it by 'the'.
Tom was the first one to jump. Tom was the first to jump. In the former, I see 'first' as an adjective, in the latter I see it as a noun.
Tom was first to jump. Here, it's a little harder to say what it is
You need to be a bit careful with 'first'. When you say 'first one', you'd normally precede it by 'the'.
Tom was the first one to jump. Tom was the first to jump. In the former, I see 'first' as an adjective, in the latter I see it as a noun.
Tom was first to jump. Here, it's a little harder to say what it is
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You have an antecedent in your sentence: the blue one -> the red.
But what about these sentences? Can I omit one?
Which car do you prefer? ~ The new.
Is this question the difficult or the easy?
But what about these sentences? Can I omit one?
Which car do you prefer? ~ The new.
Is this question the difficult or the easy?
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We can leave out one(s) immediately which, this, that, another, either, neither and superlatives.
But we cannot leave out one(s) if there is an adjective.
This blue one looks the nicest. (NOT This blue looks …)
We nearly always leave out one(s) after these and those.
Practical English Usage, 3rd
But we cannot leave out one(s) if there is an adjective.
This blue one looks the nicest. (NOT This blue looks …)
We nearly always leave out one(s) after these and those.
Practical English Usage, 3rd
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