Grammar | Quantifiers: One and A/ An

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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