Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » one’s or ones http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Which is correct — ones or one’s? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-ones-or-ones/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-ones-or-ones/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:09:57 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-ones-or-ones/ typing Which is correct?
Personality profiling, in theory at least, should ensure that ____ traits are a good fit for a position.
a. one’s
b. ones

Answer: a.

Explanation:
One is the only personal pronoun that takes an apostrophe to express possession.

Peter Moylan explains personal pronouns and possession further.

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