THE ONE(S) THAT + clause (focus) – English Grammar Profiler
Here are two examples of ‘focus’ in English grammar, using ‘the one that + clause’ in the subject position: The one that comes in the box, was notorious for making users’ faces itchy and red.
The Wall Street Journal
Mobile Marketing Magazine
In the English Grammar Profile, C2 point 114 in the category of PRONOUNS/substitution is defined as:
‘The one(s) that’ + clause in subject position, for focus.
An iWeb search for:
. The one|ones that _VV
1 . THE ONE THAT COMES 150 2 . THE ONES THAT COME 113 3 . THE ONE THAT MAKES 93 4 . THE ONE THAT CAME 88 5 . THE ONE THAT STANDS 86 6 . THE ONE THAT GOT 69 7 . THE ONES THAT MAKE 68 8 . THE ONE THAT SAYS 68 9 . THE ONE THAT CAUGHT 57 10 . THE ONE THAT GETS 57 11 . THE ONES THAT GET 53 12 . THE ONE THAT STICKS 53 13 . THE ONE THAT SEEMS 51 14 . THE ONES THAT CAME 49 15 . THE ONE THAT LOOKS 48 16 . THE ONES THAT GO 44 17 . THE ONE THAT STOOD 44 18 . THE ONE THAT WORKED 41 19 . THE ONE THAT WORKS 39 20 . THE ONES THAT SAY 37 21 . THE ONES THAT WORK 35 22 . THE ONE THAT MADE 35 23 . THE ONE THAT GOES 33 24 . THE ONES THAT LOOK 32 25 . THE ONES THAT SEEM 32 26 . THE ONES THAT STAND 31 27 . THE ONES THAT MADE 31
28 . THE ONE THAT GIVES 29
29 . THE ONES THAT SURVIVE 27
The ones that best fit the data are the ones that survive to this day.
30 . THE ONES THAT TAKE 26
31 . THE ONES THAT APPEAR 24
Every visible sign of ageing is like a nightmare.
The ones that appear on your skin and hair are the worst of them all.
doctor.ndtv.com
32 . THE ONES THAT WANT 23 33 . THE ONES THAT NEED 23 34 . THE ONE THAT STARTED 22 35 . THE ONE THAT STUCK 22 36 . THE ONES THAT SUCCEED 21 37 . THE ONES THAT USE 21 38 . THE ONES THAT REMAIN 19 39 . THE ONE THAT SEEMED 18 40 . THE ONES THAT STAY 17 41 . THE ONES THAT GIVE 17 42 . THE ONES THAT KEEP 17 43 . THE ONES THAT GOT 17 44 . THE ONE THAT SHOWS 16 45 . THE ONES THAT KNOW 16 46 . THE ONES THAT REQUIRE 15 47 . THE ONE THAT TOOK 15 48 . THE ONES THAT WENT 14 49 . THE ONES THAT SHOW 14
50 . THE ONES THAT SURVIVED 13
B1 vocabulary:
appear, remain, require, seem, seemed, seems, sticks, stuck, succeed
B2:
survive, survived