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For example when I say

> 彼は本を **一冊** 持っています

vs

> 彼は **一冊の** 本を持っています

Which is more natural?. the first one seems more correct to me but I don't
really know why or...maybe I'm wrong.
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grammar quantifiers
what is the proper way to use 一冊?
Both are natural and correct. But there is a subtle difference.

> 彼は本を一冊持っています。

This is a very plain expression, just describing a situation or a fact.

> 彼は一冊の本を持っています。

This sounds like a beginning of a story. The emphasis is on 一冊の本 which is a
something to be explained later, like

> 彼は一冊の本を持っています。彼のおばあさんからもらった本です。
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