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Can we say " I was the one of the students who was invited to the conference"?
Can we say " I was the only one of the students who was invited to the conference"?


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You can say, "I was one of the students who were.........", if you were one of many.
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Can we say " I was the one of the students who was invited to the conference"?
Can we say " I was the only one of the students who was invited to the conference"?


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" I was the one of the students..." is incorrect.
" I was the only one of the students..." seems redundant. I prefer: "I was the only student who was invited to the conference."

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