Which ones?

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

This exercise is from Murphy's Essential Grammar in Use. I deleted the answers in bold because I thought they were wrong but maybe it is possible to use I took the ones on the beach, instead of I took them on the beach?

A.Have you seen my photographs?

B.Which ones? (Yes.)

A.The ones I took on the beach last week. (I took the ones on the beach meaning I took them on the beach.)

 

[tedmc]

What is the question?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you asking if the following is a natural dialogue?

A: Have you seen my photographs?
B: Which ones?
A: I took the ones on the beach.

If so, the answer is no. The third line of dialogue needs to start with either "The ones ..." or "The photos/photographs ...".

 

[Tdol]

A.The ones I took on the beach last week. (I took the ones on the beach meaning I took them on the beach.)

It means the ones (photos) that I took on the beach. You can omit the relative in this sentence, but it's still there to us.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello.

This exercise is from Murphy's Essential Grammar in Use. I deleted the answers in bold because I thought they were wrong but maybe it is possible to use I took the ones on the beach, instead of I took them on the beach?

A.Have you seen my photographs?

B.Which ones? (Yes.)

A.The ones I took on the beach last week. (I took the ones on the beach meaning I took them on the beach.)

In most cases, you would have to stick with "The ones I took on the beach."

But it depends on the context. For instance, if your pictures are hanging in a gallery with photos by several artists, and all the beach pictures and only the beach pictures are yours, then "I took the ones on the beach" would make sense.

 

[Rachel Adams]

What is the question?

The question is does this dialogue sound natural with the parts in bold?
A.Have you seen my photographs?

B. (Yes.)

A.I took the ones on the beach. Instead of ''I took them on the beach.''

 

[emsr2d2]

The question is does this dialogue sound natural with the parts in bold?
A.Have you seen my photographs?
B.Yes. No brackets required.
A. I took the ones on the beach. (Instead of ''I took them on the beach.")

Well, yes and no! You started with "Have you seen my photographs?" Most listeners would take that to mean "Have you see the photographs that I took?" If the listener said yes but was then told that you only took the ones on the beach, it would be somewhat confusing.

 

[Yankee]

The question is does this dialogue sound natural with the parts in bold?
A.Have you seen my photographs?

B. (Yes.)

A.I took the ones on the beach. Instead of ''I took them on the beach.''

"I took the ones on the beach" would suggest that among the pictures, not all in a beach setting, were taken by the speaker, but it's not clear whether "my photographs" (in A.) means ones taken by the speaker or simply the speaker's collection of photos.
With "I took them on the beach", it would be clear (or clearer) that all of the pictures ("my photographs") were taken on the beach.