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So, when we use the 代名詞 の, it goes like this:

> 美味しい **の** をください Please give me the tasty **one**

> 静かな **の** はあれ The quiet **one** is that one

But what happens with adjectives or nouns that take a の already?

> 最後のの？ 最後なの？
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grammar usage particle-の
の(代名詞) after の adjectives
Such の is called 体言の代用 in school grammar, and it is usually taught that it can
be replaced with (の)もの/(の)こと.

According to [a
dictionary](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AE/#jn-171157):

  * 体言(practically a synonym for noun) + の = <体言>のもの
  * 活用語 (words with conjugation, including verb and adjective) + の = <活用語> nominalized.

A possible source of confusion is that の can be replaced with のもの or もの, and
the grammar does not differentiate them. My guess is that のもの replaces の when
preceded by a noun (the first case above) and もの when preceded by others. Not
completely sure, though.

The answer to the question: because 最後 is a noun, the correct form is
最後の＝最後のもの.

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Other examples: 二番目の = the second one / 僕の = mine / 人の = other people's
(things) or someone else's (thing)
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