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Panda tile 407 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
One and Ones
If I have the sentence "Both movies are good," and I want to replace movies with "ones," is it incorrect to say "Both ones are good," and if so, why?
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panda tile 407 I have the sentence "Both movies are good," and I want to replace movies with "ones," Just leave out "movies" and say Both are good . "both" already includes the idea of "ones", so don't repeat it. However, you can say Both of them are good if you wish.
- panda tile 407 I have the sentence "Both movies are good," and I want to replace movies with "ones," Just leave out "movies" and say Both are good .
- "both" already includes the idea of "ones", so don't repeat it.
- However, you can say Both of them are good if you wish.
- The same is true for other similar words.
- For example, don't say "all ones"; just say "all".
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panda tile 407I have the sentence "Both movies are good," and I want to replace movies with "ones,"
Just leave out "movies" and say
Both are good.
"both" already includes the idea of "ones", so don't repeat it.
However, you can say Both of them are good if you wish.
The same is true for other similar words. For example
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