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- pronouns - One of them vs. One of which - English Language Learners . . .
I have two assignments, and one of them is done Or alternatively you need to make them two separate sentences, which means you need to replace the comma with a period I have two assignments One of them is done The second sentence reads fine as long as you follow the correct sentence case and change "One" to "one"
- Whats the difference between ones, the ones, those, one, the . . .
I agree that "one" is indefinite in the singular while "the one" and "that" are definite in the singular A chair made of wood is as good as one made of leather (indefinite, singular) This chair made of wood is as good as that (one) made of leather (definite, singular) The chair made of wood is as good as the one made of leather (definite
- one of A and B or one of A or B? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
If your answer to the question is “(one of) A or B and but only one”, then you should say so in your answer — but I believe that you can’t treat “one of” as a parenthetical As in my example, “One of the team will be promoted to team leader ”, you can’t just omit “One of” and say “the team will be promoted to team leader ”
- One-to-one vs. one-on-one - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination For eg , a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i e , no ccs or bccs In maths, a one-to-one mapping maps one element of a set to a unique element in a target set One-on-one is the correct adjective in your example
- Does but one mean only one or except one? [duplicate]
Normally the NP is quantified (e g, one thirteen a few of them) However, if the phrase is all but NP, then it means 'all except one thirteen a few of them' Make sure you know which idiom you're talking about There are a lot of them, and some have more words than others –
- Difference between Im the one who. . . and I was the one who. . .
The past tense "I was the one" refers to the situation in the past For example: Cousin Joe and I were drawing lots to see who should collect the money I drew the shorter straw, so I was the one who collected the money The present tense "I am the one" refers to the current state of affairs
- Which is it: 1½ years old or 1½ year old? [duplicate]
It would come much more naturally to a native speaker to say not "That man is a 50-year-old" [note also the hyphenation here] but "That is a 50-year-old man"; similarly, not "That kid is a one-and-a-half-year-old today" [a construction I have never heard anyone use when referring to half years as part of someone's age], but "That is a one-and-a-half-year-old kid" (omitting the 'today'), or
- Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]
When using the word "which" is it necessary to still use "one" after asking a question or do "which" and "which one" have the same meaning? Where do you draw the line on the difference between "which" and "which one" when asking a question that involves more than one answer? Example: How much is 1 + 1? Which (one) is the right answer?: A 2 B 11
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