Pronouns · CEFR A2 · Everyday
one / ones — English pronouns
One stands in for a countable noun you have already mentioned, so you do not repeat it. Ones is the plural.
The shape
the red one · the big ones
Avoid repeating a noun you have already said.
In Hindi
one पहले कही जा चुकी गणनीय संज्ञा की जगह लेता है, ताकि उसे दोहराना न पड़े।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I will take the blue. | I will take the blue one. After an adjective, English needs "one" to stand for the noun. |
one / ones examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I want the blue one.
मुझे नीला वाला चाहिए।
I want the first one.
मुझे पहला वाला चाहिए।
I like this one.
मुझे यह वाला पसंद है।
Do you have a cheaper one?
क्या आपके पास सस्ता वाला है?
Do you have a bigger one?
क्या आपके पास बड़ा वाला है?
Do you have a smaller one?
क्या आपके पास छोटा वाला है?
I will take this one.
मैं यह वाला ले ल{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Questions people ask
- What is the one / ones used for?
- One stands in for a countable noun you have already mentioned, so you do not repeat it. Ones is the plural. In practice: avoid repeating a noun you have already said.
- How do you form the one / ones?
- the red one · the big ones.
- What is the most common mistake with the one / ones?
- Saying “I will take the blue.” instead of “I will take the blue one.”. After an adjective, English needs "one" to stand for the noun.
Where one / ones fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
one / ones is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to pronouns. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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