Allen: Should I turn off these lights before I go?
Bruce: No, only the "ones" in your offices.
Why only the "ones" in ur office?
Can I say only "one" in office?
Thank u 4 ur time!
2007-08-05 01:46:34 · 5 answers · asked by ºѪ⠳ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Notice that the sentence made by Bruce says "ones" in your "OFFICES"...it actually sounds incorrect though...but figure this out...
If there are a lot of lights present in one room...a person should use "ONES" since he is referring to a lot of lights in this matter...
For example:
PATTY: What kind of juice should i get?
SAM: The 'one' that says grape fruit on it.
EVA: Which do you prefer?Stuffed breads or the plain variants?
ED: The stuffed 'ones' are my favorite!
'one' - singular
'ones' - plural
Hope you get what i mean!!!!
2007-08-05 03:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by RINGO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could say, I am the only "one" in your office, but if there are two of you, you would say we are the only "one's" your office. The apostrophe before the "s" is all important.
2007-08-05 09:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by soñador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can say :only the one in your office, if only one single light is on there. Saying "ones"means the speaker believes there is more than one light on
2007-08-05 08:52:52 · answer #3 · answered by polldiva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ones is not really a proper word. you can say "no only those in the offices"
2007-08-05 08:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by nataliexoxo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ones-offices ( plural:more than one)
one-office(singular: only one)
Bruce: No, only the ones in your offices.
or you remove the plural '' s ''
Bruce: No, only the one in your office.
2007-08-05 08:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by Once Upon a Dreamღ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋