Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Confused Adjectives


One and A(n)
Rule: One should not be used as a substitute for a or an. One is used only in cases where the number has to be emphasized.
Incorrect Usage: (a) There was one curfew in the city.
  (b) She got only a chocolate instead of two.

Correct Usage: (a) There was a curfew in the city.
(b) She got only one chocolate instead of two.

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