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Evo25 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
One/ones
when do we use one and ones?when can't we use one and ones ?How are they different between each other?
I'm always facing such confusion when I come across with this.Plus, I've gone through some exercise related to it,using one/ones where possible.Can someone check for me whether I've chosen the right answer.Thanks indeed.
1)The screwdriver's is too big. Have you got...?one
2)Are those plastic flowers or...?ones
3)Italian ice-cream is much better than....one
4)Would you like a vanila ice-cream or...?one
5)I hate hot weather, i much prefer...one
6)The older children are allowed to go home for lunch,but...at school.ones
7)That's not a carving knife-it's a ....one
8)This exercise is boring.Can we...?ones
I'm always facing such confusion when I come across with this.Plus, I've gone through some exercise related to it,using one/ones where possible.Can someone check for me whether I've chosen the right answer.Thanks indeed.
1)The screwdriver's is too big. Have you got...?one
2)Are those plastic flowers or...?ones
3)Italian ice-cream is much better than....one
4)Would you like a vanila ice-cream or...?one
5)I hate hot weather, i much prefer...one
6)The older children are allowed to go home for lunch,but...at school.ones
7)That's not a carving knife-it's a ....one
8)This exercise is boring.Can we...?ones
Top answer
'One' is 1; 'ones' is 2 or more. You cannot use either with uncountable referents. These are right: 1) The screwdriver is too big.
- 'One' is 1; 'ones' is 2 or more.
- You cannot use either with uncountable referents.
- These are right: 1) The screwdriver is too big.
- Have you got...?
- one 2) Are those plastic flowers or...?
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'One' is 1; 'ones' is 2 or more. You cannot use either with uncountable referents. These are right:
1) The screwdriver is too big. Have you got...?one
2) Are those plastic flowers or...?ones
3) Italian ice-cream is much better than.... (no pronoun)
4) Would you like a vanilla ice-cream or...?one
1) The screwdriver is too big. Have you got...?one
2) Are those plastic flowers or...?ones
3) Italian ice-cream is much better than.... (no pronoun)
4) Would you like a vanilla ice-cream or...?one
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