188 One and ones
187 Overview: personal pronouns, Possessives and
reflexives
Personal pronouns • 184 Possessives • 174 Reflexive/emphatic
pronouns • 186
Subject Object Determiners Pronouns
SINGULAR
First person I me my mine myself
Second person you you your yours yourself
Third person he him his his himself
she her her hers herself
it it its itself
PLURAL
First person
we us our ours ourselves
Second person you you your yours yourselves
Third person they them their theirs themselves
188 One and ones
1 We sometimes use one or ones instead of a noun. Here are some examples from
real conversations.
I felt I could afford a bigger car, and the one I'd got was on its last legs, really.
(the one = the car)
Now I will think everywhere I go on an aeroplane 'Is this one going to come
down?' (
this one = this aeroplane)
And what other stamps do you like besides Polish ones? ~ English ones. We've got
a lot of those. (
English ones = English stamps)
One is singular and
ones is plural. We use
one/ones to avoid repeating a noun when
it is clear from the context what we mean.
NOTE
We cannot use one/ones instead of an uncountable noun, but we can leave out the noun.
This is plain paper. I wanted lined.
2 Sometimes we can either use one/ones or leave it out. But sometimes we have to
use it if we leave out the noun.
a Patterns where we can leave out one/ones
After a demonstrative
These pictures are nice. I like this (one).
After each, any, another, either and neither.
The building had six windows. Each (one) had been broken.
After which
There are lots of seats still available. Which (ones) would you like?
After a superlative
These stamps are the nicest (ones).
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b Patterns where we have to use
one/ones
After an adjective (But • Note)
An orange juice. A large one, please.
I didn't buy a calculator. They only had expensive ones.
After the
This television is better than the one we had before.
After every
The building had lots of windows. Every one had been broken.
NOTE
We can sometimes leave out
one/ones when we use two adjectives.
We've got French books and German (ones).
Are these the old prices or the new (ones)?
We can also leave out one/ones after an adjective of colour.
My toothbrush is the blue (one).
3 We cannot use one after a. We leave out a.
Whenever you need a phone box, you can never find one. (= a phone box)
I don't know anything about weddings. I haven't been to one lately. (= a wedding)
4 Compare one/some and it/they.
I haven't got a rucksack. I'll have to buy one. (= a rucksack)
I haven't got any boots. I'll have to buy some. (= some boots)
I've got a rucksack. You can borrow it. (= the rucksack)
I've got some boots, but they might not fit you. (= the boots)
One and
some are indefinite (like
a). It and
they are definite (like
the).
5 Here is an overview of the uses of one and ones.
Use/Meaning Example
The number 1 Just wait one moment.
With of Would you like one of these cakes?
• 188(2) Replacing a noun A whisky, please. A large one.
Two coffees, please. Small ones.
• 188(3) Replacing a/an + noun I've just baked these cakes. Would you
like one?
• 185(2) 'Any person' One shouldn't criticize.
189 Everyone, something etc
1 Every, some, any and no form compound pronouns ending in one/body and thing
(sometimes called 'indefinite pronouns') and compound adverbs ending in where.
a everyone/everybody - all (the) people
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