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by killer1387 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:25 pm
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:One of the scientists who has/have attacked this problem is/are great.
One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great.
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by neerajkumar1_1 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:27 pm
oh this is great..
i was confused about the second verb..
are u certain with the second verb ??
killer1387 wrote:
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:One of the scientists who has/have attacked this problem is/are great.
One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great.
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by killer1387 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:43 pm
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:oh this is great..
i was confused about the second verb..
are u certain with the second verb ??
killer1387 wrote:
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:One of the scientists who has/have attacked this problem is/are great.
One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great.
SEE IT THIS WAY

One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great

Here "is" is modifying "one of ............"

this is similar to
john is great=> where john = one of scientists who have done something (WHO goes with scientists hence plural HAVE)

HTH
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by neerajkumar1_1 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:45 pm
yup..
makes sense..

thanks..
killer1387 wrote:
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:oh this is great..
i was confused about the second verb..
are u certain with the second verb ??
killer1387 wrote:
neerajkumar1_1 wrote:One of the scientists who has/have attacked this problem is/are great.
One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great.
SEE IT THIS WAY

One of the scientists who have attacked this problem is great

Here "is" is modifying "one of ............"

this is similar to
john is great=> where john = one of scientists who have done something (WHO goes with scientists hence plural HAVE)

HTH
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