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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'one' substitution 2
1. Do you need coffee cups or tea cups (0)
2. Do you need coffee cups or tea ones? (X)
Q1) No.2 sounds just weird, but it looks like 'ones' can replace the preceded noun 'cups' like we usually replace a noun with one, is it not?
3. A grandparent's job is easier than a parent's (0)
4. A grandparent's job is easier than the one of a parent. (0)
Q2) Can No.4 have a form like '~~ than a(or the) parent one?'
5. I think my dog's the fastest (one) [0]
6. This blue (one) looks the nicest. [X]
Q3) Is No.6 incorrect because 'one' in brackets cannot refer to the dog? and should be said 'this one' looks the nicest?
2. Do you need coffee cups or tea ones? (X)
Q1) No.2 sounds just weird, but it looks like 'ones' can replace the preceded noun 'cups' like we usually replace a noun with one, is it not?
3. A grandparent's job is easier than a parent's (0)
4. A grandparent's job is easier than the one of a parent. (0)
Q2) Can No.4 have a form like '~~ than a(or the) parent one?'
5. I think my dog's the fastest (one) [0]
6. This blue (one) looks the nicest. [X]
Q3) Is No.6 incorrect because 'one' in brackets cannot refer to the dog? and should be said 'this one' looks the nicest?
Top answer
-- Well, you cannot do it there. I suggest that perhaps a clear adjective (not noun-as-adjective) is needed: 'Do you want clean cups or dirty ones? '-- No, and for the same reason: A well-paid job is easier than a low-paid one.
- -- Well, you cannot do it there.
- I suggest that perhaps a clear adjective (not noun-as-adjective) is needed: 'Do you want clean cups or dirty ones?
- '-- No, and for the same reason: A well-paid job is easier than a low-paid one.
- 5.
- I think my dog's the fastest (one) [0] 6.
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Q1) No.2 sounds just weird, but it looks like 'ones' can replace the preceded noun 'cups' like we usually replace a noun with one, is it not?-- Well, you cannot do it there. I suggest that perhaps a clear adjective (not noun-as-adjective) is needed: 'Do you want clean cups or dirty ones?'
Q2) Can No.4 have a form like '~~ than a(or the) parent one?'-- No, and for the sa
Q2) Can No.4 have a form like '~~ than a(or the) parent one?'-- No, and for the sa
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1. If you haven't got a fresh chicken I'll take a frozen one. (0)
2. If you haven't got fresh cream I'll take tinned one. (X)
I don't understand why No. 1 is correct but No.2 is not. (They look similar structure to me. The difference is a noun is countable in No.1 and non-countable in No. 2.)
2. If you haven't got fresh cream I'll take tinned one. (X)
I don't understand why No. 1 is correct but No.2 is not. (They look similar structure to me. The difference is a noun is countable in No.1 and non-countable in No. 2.)
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That's right: 'one' obviously refers to countable nouns. 'Cream' is not countable.
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