This is from a native speaker's training video on classroom management:
"How can you deal with one particular student who is determined not to listen?"
The expression "one particular student" made me curious about its structure.
I wonder if it is really necessary to say "...ONE PARTICULAR student...", whereas simply "...a student who..." would suffice, because it is followed by a relative clause ("...who is determined not to listen"), so there is no chance that "a student" would be too generic.
Similarly I also wonder whether we need to use "ONE PARTICULAR", because it seems that all of the following would work, as it is followed by a relative clause. So, I think that all of the following would mean the same and will be quite clear:
1- "....a student who ....."
2- "....one student who ...."
3- ".....a particular student who ....."
4- ".....one particular student who....."
So, do we need to use "....a particular student who ..." whereas simply "...a student who ...." would mean the same?