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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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one day?

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00I know that "one" can be a determiner like in this context.02br
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01i00Would you like to have dinner 01u00one night02u00?02i02br
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00How about here, is "one" being a determiner too?02br
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01i00The addition of "the" makes it sound as if there was only ever going to be01u00 02u01font01u00one class session02u00.02font02i02br
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00My last Q is "How would you know it its acting as a determiner or not?" - it seems to be not very clear. 0-
  

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02font 00 "One' here is an adjective. " - it seems to be not very clear. 02font 00I would consider time expressions like 'one night' above to be idiomatic, special.

  • 02font 00 "One' here is an adjective.
  • " - it seems to be not very clear.
  • 02font 00I would consider time expressions like 'one night' above to be idiomatic, special.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I know that "one" can be a determiner like in this context.02font02br
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01i01font00Would you like to have dinner 01u00one night02u00?02font02i02br
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01font00How about here,

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