The following is a common type of sentence that is seen in stories, compositions and essays:
One of the policemen caught up with the robber and leapt onto him. ü
Many children (and sometimes even grown-ups, judging from the comments I have seen on Internet forums) have problems with the first part of the sentence. They tend to write it as:
One of the policeman caught up with the robber and leapt onto him. û
The reason being that they see the word 'one' and in their mind, they're thinking about one policeman.
However, if it is merely one policeman, then it would be simpler and more direct to use 'a policeman'.
The correct phrase is always 'one of many'; what the writer is trying to say is that there were many policemen and one of them leapt onto the robber.
So do keep in mind how to use this type of phrase correctly:
- One of the girls has to go home early today.
- One of the dogs is limping.
- One of the houses belongs to Mr Tan.
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Advanced Composition
1. enticingly
2. jewellery
3. A gang of men charged into the shop, one of them brandishing a pistol threateningly.
4. gravelly
5. hatchet
6. accessories
7. inconspicuously
8. Startled, the tightly-stretched nerves of the robber snapped.
Intermediate Composition
1. It was a typical weekday night.
2. flickered
3. The entire room was plunged into darkness.
4. riveted
5. stark dark
6. pitch-black
7. groped
8. My younger sister was panicking, on the verge of tears.
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