Question

1988 6 All the shoes and handbags they sell are handmade ones. All the shoes and handbags they sell are [[handmade ones]]. handmade Avoid one/ones after an adjective which can be used on its own, especially in formal styles: 'The new proposals are impractical.'Compare: 'We could do with a new one/some new ones.'

Accepted Answer

one ✗ All the shoes and handbags they sell are handmade. All the shoes and handbags they sell are [[handmade]]. handmade ones | handmade

Idx	1988
Keyword	one
Sub Entry Number	6
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	All the shoes and handbags they sell are handmade ones.
Correct Sentence	All the shoes and handbags they sell are handmade.
Cloze Error Sentence	All the shoes and handbags they sell are [[handmade ones]].
Cloze Sentence	All the shoes and handbags they sell are [[handmade]].
Cloze Answer	handmade
Choices	handmade ones \| handmade
Explanation	Avoid one/ones after an adjective which can be used on its own, especially in formal styles: 'The new proposals are impractical.' Compare: 'We could do with a new one/some new ones.'

Shoes Handbags Sell Handmade Avoid One/Ones Adjective Formal