Unit 74

one/ones

Grammar
Examples
Exercises

A. one (= a ...)

Would you like one?
= Would you like a chocolate?
  • I need a pen. Have you got one? (one = a pen)
  • A: Is there a bank near here?
    B: Yes, there's one at the end of this street. (one = a bank)

B. one and ones

Which one do you want?
one = hat/car/girl etc.
Which ones do you want?
ones = flowers/cars/girls etc.

one (singular)

  • Which car is yours? This one or that one?
  • the one ...
  • A: Which hotel did you stay at?
    B: The one opposite the station.
  • the ... one
  • I don't like the black coat but I like the brown one.
  • Don't buy that camera. Buy the other one.
  • a/an ... one
  • This cup is dirty. Can I have a clean one?
  • That biscuit was nice. I'm going to have another one.

ones (plural)

  • Which flowers do you want? These ones or those ones?
  • the ones ...
  • A: Which keys are yours?
    B: The ones on the table.
  • the ... ones
  • I don't like the red shoes but I like the green ones.
  • Don't buy those apples. Buy the other ones.
  • some ... ones
  • These cups are dirty. Can we have some clean ones?
  • My shoes are very old. I'm going to buy some new ones.

one = a/an

  • Have you got one? (= a pen)
  • there's one at the end of this street. (= a bank)

one / ones with adjectives

  • this one / that one
  • the one opposite the station
  • the brown one
  • the other one
  • a clean one
  • another one
  • these ones / those ones
  • the ones on the table
  • the green ones
  • some clean ones
  • some new ones
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74.1 A asks B some questions. Use the information in the box to write B's answers. Use one (not 'a/an ...') in the answers.
B doesn't need a car
there's a chemist in Mill Road
B hasn't got a pen
B has just had a cup of coffee
B is going to buy a bicycle
B hasn't got an umbrella
1 A: Can you lend me a pen?
B: I'm sorry. I haven't got one.
2 A: Would you like to have a car?
B: No, I don't.
A: .
3 A: Have you got a bicycle?
B: No, but
A: .
4 A: Can you lend me an umbrella?
B: I'm sorry but
A: .
5 A: Would you like a cup of coffee?
B: No, thank you.
A: .
6 A: Is there a chemist near here?
B: Yes,
A: .
74.2 Complete the sentences. Use a/an ... one. Use the words in the list.
better
big
clean
different
new
old
1 This cup is dirty. Can I have a clean one?
2 I'm going to sell my car and buy .
3 That's not a very good photograph but this is .
4 I want today's newspaper. This is .
5 This box is too small. I need .
6 Why do we always go to the same restaurant? Let's go to .
74.3 Use the information in the box to complete these conversations. Use one/ones.
the coat is black
the girl is tall with long hair
the hotel is opposite the station
the house has got a red door
the flowers are yellow
I took the photographs on the beach last week
the shoes are green
the pictures are on the wall
the books are on the top shelf
the man has got a moustache and glasses
1 A: We stayed at a hotel.
B: Which one?
A: The one opposite the station.
2 A: are nice.
B: ?
3 A: That's a nice house.
B: ?
4 A: I like that coat.
B: ?
5 A: I like those pictures.
B: ?
6 A: Are those your books?
B: ?
7 A: Do you know that girl?
B: ?
8 A: Those flowers are beautiful.
B: ?
9 A: Who's that man?
B: ?
10 A: Have you seen my photographs?
B: ?