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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Pronominal one
Hi,
My grammar book says, "The cannot normally occur with pro-nominal one unless the latter is accompained by a dependent, except in predicative complement function."
ex1) The fish isn't as big as the one I caught. (OK)
ex2)
A: I can't find the letter from the tax office.
B: Is this the one? (OK)
ex3) I can't find that letter from the tax office. I'm sure I left the one on my desk. (wrong)
The first example is a case of the relative clause being a modifier of pro-nominal one. As for the second example, the one is functioning as predicative complement.
Q1) Could someone tell me more about this rule?
The answer is clearly yes: some folks do have good reasons to skip (or at least delay) college. But the good reasons are more limited than the ones Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite. (taken from the New York Times)
Q2) Can you add the adjective good between the and ones? Or is it redundant and should be omitted?
But the good reasons are more limited than the good ones Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite.
Thank you.
My grammar book says, "The cannot normally occur with pro-nominal one unless the latter is accompained by a dependent, except in predicative complement function."
ex1) The fish isn't as big as the one I caught. (OK)
ex2)
A: I can't find the letter from the tax office.
B: Is this the one? (OK)
ex3) I can't find that letter from the tax office. I'm sure I left the one on my desk. (wrong)
The first example is a case of the relative clause being a modifier of pro-nominal one. As for the second example, the one is functioning as predicative complement.
Q1) Could someone tell me more about this rule?
The answer is clearly yes: some folks do have good reasons to skip (or at least delay) college. But the good reasons are more limited than the ones Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite. (taken from the New York Times)
Q2) Can you add the adjective good between the and ones? Or is it redundant and should be omitted?
But the good reasons are more limited than the good ones Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite.
Thank you.
Top answer
NO ! Look at the sentence like this: But the reasons that I consider are good and acceptable reasons are far fewer than the many reasons Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite as "good" reasons.
- NO !
- Look at the sentence like this: But the reasons that I consider are good and acceptable reasons are far fewer than the many reasons Mr.
- Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite as "good" reasons.
- To add 'good' between 'the' and 'ones' is to destroy the logic of the assertion.
- If the speaker regards Mr Santorum's as unequivocally good - the good one's Mr Santorum cites - then what is the speaker complaining about!
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NO !
Look at the sentence like this:
But the reasons that I consider are good and acceptable reasons are far fewer than the many reasons Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite as "good" reasons.
To add 'good' between 'the' and 'ones' is to destroy the logic of the assertion. If the speaker regards Mr Santorum's as unequivocally good - the good one's Mr San
Look at the sentence like this:
But the reasons that I consider are good and acceptable reasons are far fewer than the many reasons Mr. Santorum and other college skeptics typically cite as "good" reasons.
To add 'good' between 'the' and 'ones' is to destroy the logic of the assertion. If the speaker regards Mr Santorum's as unequivocally good - the good one's Mr San
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Thank you for the reply, Terryexpress.
I see your point clearly in your answer to Q2. Could you also answer my first question? Thanks.
I see your point clearly in your answer to Q2. Could you also answer my first question? Thanks.
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