Element FORM/USE: 'THESE ONES', 'THOSE ONES' SUBSTITUTION
SuperCat PRONOUNS
SubCat demonstratives
Lexical Range N/A
Level B2
Cando Can use 'these ones', 'those ones' as a substitute for plural countable nouns that have previously been mentioned.
Corrected Learner Example This is only the beginning; there are a lot of things that should be done, but let's just start with these ones. (Italy; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Italian; Pass)

I have got several of those ones. (Hungary; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Hungarian; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example This is only the beginning; there are a lot of things that should be done, but let's just start with these ones. (Italy; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Italian; Pass)

Beside those ones, there's also an equal number of individuals who get crippled for life. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass
Comments There are very few examples of this feature in the CLC. This normally a function of spoken language and context where a speaker points to a physically present object. It may be a can-do at a lower level in spoken data.

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