2013年1月18日 · In other words, "ones" and "one's" are equally acceptable simply because they are both easily understood in context. As for prescriptive grammar: I couldn't find a good …

One should do ones duty. or. One should do one's duty. I'm guessing it should be the latter. But that doesn't sit well with the possessive pronoun 'its'. For example: It is its own purpose. vs. It …

"Ones" is the plural of "one". Example: Are those the ones you are looking for? "Ones" is also the possessive form of "one" when "one" is used as a pronoun. There is no apostrophe, similar to …

2014年7月26日 · "ones of those" is non-sensical and clumsy. The only time "one" can take a plural ending is when it is a pronoun used to avoid repeating the same noun twice, in which …

2019年1月10日 · *Chairs made of wood are as good as the ones made of leather. to be not fully grammatical, though the example is okay with "those" in place of "the ones/chairs". (Perhaps …

2015年5月12日 · He completely ignored his loved ones' complaints about his intended bride. You are somewhat mistaken about your assumption regarding the use of "their" in the sentence. …

2013年5月24日 · I generally like girls in their late teens and early twenties, but the ones who belong to Chi Omega Tau are too poor to consider for marriage, the ones who belong to Phi …

Ones in this case is a plural, not a possessive, so an apostrophe is inappropriate. Whether you need the plural or not is mostly a matter of preference/interpretation: is the company the one to …

2020年1月26日 · 'Which ones do you like?' is a general question - we can easily like two or all three of those choices, so inviting 'multiple answers' is not a bad thing. But if I'm offering you …

2016年3月20日 · No, saying “these ones” or “those ones” is NOT grammatically incorrect, though many people believe the opposite to be true. Those particular phrases are often frowned upon …