Element FORM/USE: POSTMODIFYING, SPECIFYING
SuperCat PRONOUNS
SubCat substitution, one, ones, none
Lexical Range N/A
Level A2
Cando Can use 'the one' and 'the' + pre-modifier + 'one' with a complement, to refer to something specific.
Corrected Learner Example My house is No.8 and it's the one with silver gates. (Malaysia; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2009; Chinese; Pass)

All my friends gave me a present but the one I liked best was John's. (Portugal; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2004; Portuguese; Pass)

Do you remember the one that we saw last week? (Mexico; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2007; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

I bought a jacket because the other one that I had was too small, and a t-shirt to use in the summer. (Portugal; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2008; Portuguese; Pass)

My house is the first one on the left. (Cyprus; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2009; Turkish; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example My house is No.8 and it's the one with silver gates. (Malaysia; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2009; Chinese; Pass)

All my friends gave me a present but the one I liked best was John's. (Portugal; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2004; Portuguese; Pass)

Do you remember the one that we saw last week in downtown? (Mexico; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2007; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

I bought a jacket because the other one that I had was too small and a t-shirt to use in the summer. (Portugal; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2008; Portuguese; Pass)

My house is the first one on the left. (Cyprus; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2009; Turkish; Pass)
Comments N/A

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