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One of the two old cars have/has been taken to garage.

In the above sentence what should be used, HAVE or HAS ??

A. Which one is correct and why ?
B. "Has" is plural or singular ?
C. Does any of the below 5 rule apply here ?

1. One of the Xs that/who <plural>
2. One of the Xs <singular>
3. only One of the Xs <singular>
4. only One of the Xs that/who <plural>
5. "the" only One of the Xs that/who <singular>
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by [email protected] » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:44 pm
Hi sohailmbaprep,

Since the subject of this sentence is "one", we're dealing with a singular subject and that subject will require a singular verb. Thus, the sentence should be written as:

One of the two old cars HAS been taken to the garage.

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by sohailmbaprep » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:59 am
[email protected] wrote:Hi sohailmbaprep,

Since the subject of this sentence is "one", we're dealing with a singular subject and that subject will require a singular verb. Thus, the sentence should be written as:

One of the two old cars HAS been taken to the garage.

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So am I correct in assuming that HAS is singular form and HAVE a plural

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by [email protected] » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:33 pm
Hi sohailmbaprep,

Yes, you are correct.

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