In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 16 in the category of PRONOUNS/substitution:
‘the one’ and ‘the’ + pre-modifier + ‘one’ with a complement, to refer to something specific.
Point 35 in PRONOUNS/substitution is defined as:
substitute for singular countable nouns which have already been mentioned or are obvious from the context.
*There are a few other points that cover the use of ‘one’ in the EGP. These are the lowest at A2. Many of the examples are probably higher because they are one + relative pronoun
For example:
You‘re the one who said it, Alex, not me.
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* * * * one_P
1 I WAS THE ONLY ONE 6869
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For instance, I was the only one who came from another country.
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2 AM I THE ONLY ONE 6862
3 ‘M NOT THE ONLY ONE 6831
4 IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE 6469
5 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE 5900
6 . ” NO ONE 5786
7 YOU DO N’T HAVE ONE 4377
8 YOU OR A LOVED ONE 3929
9 I ‘M THE ONLY ONE 3928
10, SUCH AS THE ONE 3922
(The one which is found)
The story of the human eye begins with a simple light spot, such as the one found in single-celled organisms, like euglena.
11 THE SAME AS THE ONE 3875
12 , THIS IS THE ONE 3707
13 AM NOT THE ONLY ONE 3706
14 WAS N’T THE ONLY ONE 3370
15 YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE 3353
16 DEATH OF A LOVED ONE 3155
17 IS NOT THE ONLY ONE 3065
18 . THE FIRST ONE 2893
19 . I , FOR ONE 2875
20 I AM THE ONLY ONE 2875
21 TO BE THE ONLY ONE 2833
22 LOSS OF A LOVED ONE 2829
23 YOU DO NT HAVE ONE 2802
24 TO BUY A NEW ONE 2682
25 ON TO THE NEXT ONE 2640
26 HE WAS THE ONLY ONE 2603
27 , IF YOU HAVE ONE 2419
28 THIS IS THE ONLY ONE 2399
29 IS N’T THE ONLY ONE 2394
30 FOR THE PRICE OF ONE 2323
31 YOU ‘RE THE ONLY ONE 2302
32 . THERE IS NO ONE 2299
33 HE IS THE ONLY ONE 2271
34 TO GET A NEW ONE 2262
35 , AND THE ONLY ONE 2194
36 . THIS IS THE ONE 2173
37 IT ‘S THE ONLY ONE 2161
38 IT IS THE ONLY ONE 2159
39 ‘S NOT THE ONLY ONE 2145
40 , SUCH AS THIS ONE 2113
41 , IF THERE IS ONE 2048
42 YOU KNOW , THE ONE 1962
43 . HE IS THE ONE 1954
44 . ” NO ONE 1932
45 ‘RE NOT THE ONLY ONE 1926
46 I DO N’T HAVE ONE 1884
47 TO MAKE SURE NO ONE 1881
48 , AND THE OTHER ONE 1879
49 , THERE IS NO ONE 1874
50 . FOR EXAMPLE , ONE 1872
51 IF YOU CAN FIND ONE 1856
52 YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE 1815
53 TO FIND THE RIGHT ONE 1812
54 THIS IS A TOUGH ONE 1730
55 THE FACT THAT NO ONE 1671
56 WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE 1670
57 WANT TO BE THE ONE 1620
58 N’T BE THE ONLY ONE 1613
59 THIS IS A BIG ONE 1585
60 IT ‘S A GOOD ONE 1584
61 IT WITH A NEW ONE 1584
62 IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE 1562
63 HE ‘S THE ONLY ONE 1556
64 TO BE A GOOD ONE 1523
65 OF COURSE , NO ONE 1517
66 I , FOR ONE 1516
67 TRUST ME ON THIS ONE 1457
68 OR CREATE A NEW ONE 1453
69 ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE 1442
70 TO BE THE FIRST ONE 1418
71 . HE WAS THE ONE 1398
72 THIS IS THE FIRST ONE 1377
73 . HOW DOES ONE 1367
74 GOING TO BE THE ONE 1366
75 VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE 1365
76 A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE 1358
77 IF THERE EVER WAS ONE 1353
78 , SIMILAR TO THE ONE 1337
79 IT WAS THE ONLY ONE 1312
80 IF EVER THERE WAS ONE 1310
81 , BUT IT ‘S ONE 1301
82 THIS IS A GOOD ONE 1296
83 . IF YOU HAVE ONE 1267
84 TO CREATE A NEW ONE 1252
85 DO N’T ALREADY HAVE ONE 1235
86 , AND THE SECOND ONE 1215
87 . THERE WAS NO ONE 1208
88 AND THERE IS NO ONE 1199
89 . HOWEVER , NO ONE 1198
90 SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE 1186
91 DO N’T KNOW WHICH ONE 1174
92 BE ABLE TO FIND ONE 1160
93 . THE SECOND ONE 1159
94 YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE 1158
95 , AND IT ‘S ONE 1155
96 , AND THE LAST ONE 1154
97 , BUT IT IS ONE 1134
98 TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE 1133
99 I ‘M NOT THE ONE 1124
100 , AS WELL AS ONE 1110
1 ONE . 19670
2 ONE AT A TIME . 10856
3 ONE AT A TIME , 10264
4 ONE . IF YOU 3161
5 ONE ! Q! Q! Q! 2958
6 ONE AT A TIME AND 2773
7 ONE TO THE OTHER . 2474
8 ONE ON TOP OF THE 2386
9 ONE AFTER THE OTHER . 2370
10 ONE AFTER THE OTHER , 2334
11 ONE FOR YOU . 2334
12 ONE IS GOING TO BE 2279
13 ONE ANOTHER . THE 2031
14 ONE ANOTHER . ” 1925
15 ONE . ” ” 1893
16 ONE OVER THE OTHER . 1839
17 ONE . I DO N’T 1791
18 ONE . ” I 1707
19 ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU 1680
20 ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO 1617
21 ONE . ” THE 1612
22 ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO 1580
23 ONE OF ITS KIND IN 1567
24 ONE OR BOTH OF THE 1547
25 ONE . I HAVE 1468
26 ONE , ” HE SAID 1443
27 ONE CA N’T HELP BUT 1411
28 ONE . THIS IS 1397
29 ONE . ” Q! Q! 1357
30 ONE AT A TIME TO 1330
31 ONE . IT ‘S A 1324
32 ONE AS WELL . 1301
33 ONE . FOR EXAMPLE , 1291
34 ONE . IN FACT , 1288
35 ONE ANOTHER . ” 1259
36 ONE ANOTHER . Q! Q! 1243
37 ONE TO THE OTHER , 1238
38 ONE . IF YOU ARE 1228
39 ONE AT THAT . 1205
40 ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO 1202
41 ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM A 1187
42 ONE CAN NOT HELP BUT 1183
43 ONE , BUT IT ‘S 1181
44 ONE THAT COMES TO MIND 1177
45 ONE . IF YOU DO 1173
46 ONE ON EACH SIDE OF 1164
47 ONE THAT WORKS FOR YOU 1160
48 ONE . IT ‘S 1138
49 ONE . IF YOU HAVE 1138
50 ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER . 1138
51 ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND 1130
52 ONE IS BETTER THAN THE 1123
53 ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO 1119
54 ONE . THERE ARE 1114
55 ONE TO SHY AWAY FROM 1105
56 ONE FOR EACH OF THE 1097
57 ONE AT THE END OF 1092
58 ONE . IN THE 1088
59 ONE COULD ARGUE THAT THE 1074
60 ONE ON THE RIGHT IS 1065
61 ONE THAT WORKS BEST FOR 1059
62 ONE . – 1031
63 ONE DOES NOT NEED TO 1022
64 ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE 1021
65 ONE . THIS IS A 1019
66 ONE . I ‘M 1008
67 ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO 1008
68 ONE IN THE SAME . 990
69 ONE ON THE LEFT IS 977
70 ONE . ” WE 972
71 ONE . YOU CAN 962
72 ONE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT 948
73 ONE THAT ‘S RIGHT FOR 947
74 ONE IS NO EXCEPTION . 942
75 ONE ? Q! Q! Q! 939
76 ONE DOES N’T HAVE TO 935
77 ONE FROM THE OTHER . 925
78 ONE IN A SERIES OF 909
79 ONE . ” IT 893
80 ONE HAS TO DO IS 887
81 ONE OF THEM . 887
82 ONE . I DO 881
83 ONE . I DO NT 878
84 ONE . I AM 876
85 ONE . I THINK 866
86 ONE . IT IS A 866
87 ONE , BUT IT IS 861
88 ONE IS FOR YOU . 833
89 ONE ON THE RIGHT . 829
90 ONE IS BEST FOR YOU 825
91 ONE THAT BEST SUITS YOUR 822
92 ONE . IT IS 813
93 ONE . HOWEVER , 809
94 ONE . ” THE 808
95 ONE OVER THE OTHER , 808
96 ONE ANOTHER . THIS IS 799
97 ONE WAS INJURED IN THE 798
98 ONE HAS TO WONDER IF 793
99 ONE ANOTHER , AND THE 787
100 ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE 787