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Jenthecute Posted 20 years ago
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0Is 'the' needed after 'one of' phrases ALL THE TIME?? (except 'you, them...and so on)02br
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00for example: one of them, one of you ('the' not needed)02br
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0You can also say something like "one of several species" or "one of my best friends."0-
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0 You can say also "one of my friends", "one of such persons", "one of these persons", "one of two ways", "one of many books" etc.. But please note the common construct is "one of <determiner> + <pl. noun>". Even when you can define easily the things, you have to put any determiner. (EX) "one of the top three car makers in the US", "one of my parents".02br
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0If your sentence contains the superlative, then you must use 'the.'02br
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00-Korea has one of the best soccer teams in Asia.02br
00-Samsung is one of the largest semiconductor makers in the world.02br
00-Mary is one of the smartest students at her school.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I would also accept 01font01i00'one of 01font00a02font00 02i00group of students in the hall is a very tall man'.02font02br
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00Other people might wish to disagree with me about this?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0
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