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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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the ones or just ones

Hi,

Which one is correct?

They are ones I talked about.

They are the ones I talked about.

A part of your responses might be that plural nouns can take no articles, but can you explain more in detail so as to help me to understand?
  

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You'd have to use "the ones" here because you are referring to a group of people that you've defined in the past

  • You'd have to use "the ones" here because you are referring to a group of people that you've defined in the past
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You'd have to use "the ones" here because you are referring to a group of people that you've defined in the past Emotion: smile

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