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Here's a paragraph cite from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business.":

"... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't

Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this? Thank you!

Here's a paragraph cite from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this? Thank you!

Here's a paragraph cite from a magazine:

"... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct?

Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this?

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Here's a paragraph cite from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this? Thank you!

Here's a paragraph from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this?

Here's a paragraph cite from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this? Thank you!

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"Here's a paragraph from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business." My

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this?

"... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business." My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this?

Here's a paragraph from a magazine "... When we found out that our proposal was one of only five that had been accepted, it felt like God had stepped in to help us start our business."

My question is, is the sentence "one of only five"'s grammar correct? Shouldn't it be"one of the only five" or something like this?

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