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by clammiestqasar » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:17 am
can u please tell me if the following sentences are correct or wrong?

He is one of the cleverest boys who have passed this year.
This is only one of the poems that is worth reading.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:58 am
One of the: The pattern to remember is 'one of the NOUN (this noun will always be plural) + that/who + PLURAL VERB
Example : He is one of the persons who make money.
This is one of the cars that run on hydrogen.

first one is correct and second one wrong
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by clammiestqasar » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:36 am
yea realised it later that the verb follows the antecedent which is plural out here.
Thanks.
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by neerajkumar1_1 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:52 am
clammiestqasar wrote:can u please tell me if the following sentences are correct or wrong?

He is one of the cleverest boys who have passed this year.
This is only one of the poems that is worth reading.
ACcording to me...
The first one should be

He is one of the cleverest boys who has passed this year

The second seems right as it is
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