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fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Hello everyone.

Is it possible to replace �a gas heater� in the parentheses with #1? How about #2?

I replaced my oil heater with ( a gas heater ).
1. a gas one
2. one which is gas

Best regards,
fw

+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

Hi, there!

How about "with the one running on gas"??
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fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Thank you, +Immune+, for your paraphrase.

+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

Well... I've been wondering about the #1 first one. It seems to be correct but i am not absolutely certain.

The second one doesn't fit the sentence. By saying "one which is gas " you mean the heater itself is a gas which is obviously not true.

Greetings:)
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"Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"

Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored" Smile

fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Thank you, +Immune+, for your reply.

It really helps.

fw

LucentShade · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA

#1 is correct--by using "one," the speaker avoids repeating the noun "heater." #2 isn't grammatically wrong, but it's not natural; it adds too many words.