Sep 21, 2020 · "A Bear is not one of them" But that would be wrong in that we want to talk about all the bears, not just one specific bear. We could also rewrite that sentence like so to make it clearer grammatically: "Bears are not one of these animals" I would think we'd say it the same way in French: «Les ours ne sont pas un de ces animaux.»

Mar 6, 2011 · 2) Five people went to the party last night, with my being one of them. This is how "me" would traditionally be expressed; but "with" still looks informal, which contrasts weirdly with traditional "my". "Being" would be a gerund here. 3) Five people went to the party last night, I being one of them. This would be the classical absolute ...

Oct 24, 2011 · "One of them" is a noun phrase referring to a single person. Therefore all its verbs are always singular.

Jan 27, 2021 · The thing you need is "one of whom." Not too hard to arrange if we speak of just one person: This made her think of her grandparents, one of whom has passed on. But it's tricky to talk about both people. Let's try this: This made her think of her Grandpa and her Dad, one of whom was deceased and the other, deployed.

Nov 30, 2018 · @posfan12 “Any …” can be either singular or plural. If you expect the “any” to be one, use a singular verb; if you expect it to be at least one, use a plural verb. Plural “any” is generally more common in American English. –

Dec 12, 2015 · One of the former students. "One of" refers to a group. The group that follows is plural. "Students" is plural of "student." Consider the statement, "one of the team." A team is a group. It can be referred to as singular or plural, depending on the context. In this case, the sentence refers to a larger entity which "one" is part of.

Feb 8, 2014 · To "have" someone is slang for having sex with them (there's also a subtle connotation of conquest and arrogance implied as well - like bragging). By saying he's "had every last one of them", the boss is claiming to have had sex with all members of the Accounts team.

Short Answer is: Your adviser is correct. In any concise written context, i.e. whose purpose is to deliver factual information as opposed to writing a novel or a poem, the usage of these words should be avoided unless you mean specific group of people, in research papers this is probably never the case because you do not usually discuss …

However, when one uses the word "one", it is as if one is speaking in general terms, not refering to any specified individual. It isn't a hard rule that every use of 'you' is writing in the second-person, but rather more a guideline to help a writer avoid overuse of the word 'you'.

Jul 7, 2022 · A tiny change to the expression more than one changes the agreement on the verb. (10) More than one of the scientists working on a HIV-cure believe in a prompt breakthrough. The Word spell-checker claims that one needs a singular verb in (10). The spell-checker is wrong. When more than one is followed by of and a plural noun, the verb is plural.