Directions: Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. What made you choose the (one) rather than the other?
The task is to identify the correct word class for the underlined word "one" in the given sentence.
Identifying the Word Class of "one"
The sentence provided is: "What made you choose the (one) rather than the other?" We need to determine the grammatical category, or word class, of the word "one" as it is used here.
Analyzing the Sentence Structure
In this sentence, "one" is used after the article "the". It refers to a specific item or choice that has been previously mentioned or is understood from the context. The phrase "the other" further suggests that "one" stands for one item out of a pair or group.
Understanding Word Classes
Let's consider the definitions of the given options to see which fits the function of "one" in the sentence:
- Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun or noun phrase. Examples include *he, she, it, they, this, that, one, other*.
- Verb: A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence. Examples include *run, eat, think, is*.
- Number: Refers to cardinal numbers (like *one, two, three*) or ordinal numbers (like *first, second*). While "one" is numerically a number, its role in the sentence needs examination.
- Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, providing information about time, place, manner, etc. Examples include *quickly, here, very*.
Determining the Role of "one"
In the sentence "What made you choose the (one) rather than the other?", the word "one" is not performing an action, so it is not a verb. It is not modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb, so it is not an adverb.
While "one" is fundamentally a number, its usage here is to substitute for a noun. For instance, the sentence could implicitly mean "What made you choose the item rather than the other item?". The word "one" takes the place of this noun ("item" or "option" or "choice"). Words that replace nouns are called pronouns.
The word "one" is used here anaphorically, referring back to an implied or previously stated noun. It functions similarly to other pronouns like *this* or *that* when they are used alone (e.g., "Which do you want? I want this.").
Conclusion on Word Class
Because "one" serves to replace a noun in the given sentence, its word class is a pronoun.
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