grammar
Quantifiers
One and A / An
1. Numeral:
*They have the same form or adjectives and pronouns.
EXP:
_ Five thousand students came to event.
_ Thousands of people come to this event.
*Ones/ One should be added, if the numeral is followed by and adjective alone.
EXP:
_ Had you got an excellent point? Yes, would two ones do.
2. An/ A and One " Adjectives":
*To measure or count weight, distance or time.... etc. You must use either an/ A or one for singular.
EXP:
_ We bought A/ One kilo tomato.
_ The lessons online cost me A/ One Dollar an hour.
*A preceding hour in hour in the last sentence ca is not replaced by One.
In all other context an/ A or One are not the same.
*Noun plus One gives one only or not more than one.
An and A does not mean the same.
EXP:
_ A Book is not perfect. " This is the wrong form of thing ".
_ One Book is not perfect. " We need two or three ".
Distinguished uses of One:
*One and A " Pronoun and Adjective " uses with Others and Another.
EXP:
_ One man came to house ===> Others / Another came to house.
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