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- Is the possessive of one spelled ones or ones?
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 is it's own purpose Here, the former seems clearly correct
- Possessive: ones or ones? - WordReference Forums
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 source that specifically says "it its it's" is specifically an exception to the possessive "'s," nor for one that states that personal possessive pronouns do not use the single
- What is the proper way to use ones or ones this word in sentence?
"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 "his" Example: One should mind ones own business "One's" is a contraction of "one" and "is", or "one" and "has" Examples: One's less than two
- pronouns - Whats the difference between ones, the ones, those . . .
*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 we should distinguish between "ones" as a plural indefinite noun in "the ones" and as a pronoun (so called) which stands for an entire indefinite NP )
- grammar - Is ones of those grammatically correct? - English Language . . .
"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 case it must have a plural referent: I like the red gloves, but I don't like the green ones (= green gloves)
- The ones or those? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 Phi Phi, too intelligent to consider for a fun date, and the ones who belong to Zeta Beta Gamma, too muscular to consider for tennis opponents Here's a blog titled The Ones to
- Loved ones or ones - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 This pronoun refers to the "family members", and is independent of the "ones" The soldiers were thankful to receive pictures of their loved ones
- Should it be one, ones or ones in a companys slogan?
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 call (singular), or do you call the people at the company (plural)? Strictly speaking, both are correct We're the ones to call We're the one to call
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