Pronouns
The Prop words, One and Ones, are used to avoid repetition.
When we wish to use the Prop Words, One and Ones, we apply the following structures:
One: For a singular noun.
Ones: For a plural noun.
One
- I would like a waffle. Just a small one with some cream and berries, please.
- This novel is better than that one.
- They have a new camera, it’s the one I saw in the newspaper.
Ones
- I really like these drawings, the ones which Peter drew.
- He needs to take new photos of her. The ones that I have taken are too dark.
- They saw new paintings of Joanna, the ones which are at the exhibition.
We use Prop Words to avoid repeating a word which has been mentioned before.
We use One for singular nouns and Ones for plural nouns.
Usually we don’t use One/Ones with uncountable nouns.
We use the prop words, one and ones to avoid repetitions. One is used to avoid repeating a singular countable noun and ones is used to avoid repeating a plural countable noun.
The structure for using these Prop Words is:
- When we have a singular noun we change it for one;
- When we have a plural noun we change it for ones.
For example:
— “She wants a phone. I want to buy her one soon.” = Singular.
— “I want to go to museums, especially to the ones that have Ottoman motifs.” = Plural.
Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section. Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.