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by Ludacrispat26 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:24 am
This one is tricky. I think that it's "has," as the actor is Minnesota, a singular entity.

Here's some relatable material: https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/sin ... t1400.html
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Re: has vs have

by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:15 pm
crack_attack_gmat wrote:Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has/have a sizable wolf population


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Should we use has or have...

i think has ....
IMO have

Rule one of the X (noun is always pliral) THAT verb [always plural]
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by cbenk121 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:20 pm
crackgmat007 wrote:
crack_attack_gmat wrote:Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has/have a sizable wolf population


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Should we use has or have...

i think has ....
IMO have

Rule one of the X (noun is always pliral) THAT verb [always plural]
I'm not familiar with this rule you pointed out...is that idiom in Manhattan or official guides?

The question is, what subject does has/have belong to? "Minnesota", or "states"? "That" indicates an essential modifier, and I believe it's modifying "Minnesota", but it's a misplaced modifier. It's located next to "states", which is causing this confusion. I'd re-write to "Unlike the other forty seven contiguous states, Minnesota still has a sizable wolf population."

If you ONLY had the choice of has/have (unlikely since on SC, you change whole portions of sentences), then I'd go with "have", because you can not have a misplaced modifier in a correct answer.
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by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:50 pm
It looks like a rule. Check the below links for more discussion around this topic

https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-s ... 41856.html

https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-f ... 41375.html
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by vineetbatra » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:36 pm
It should be Has IMO, the rule says if it is "THE Only One of the That/who" then Singular.

In the question it is Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has/have a sizable wolf population

So singular.
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by Talkativetree » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:45 pm
vineetbatra wrote:It should be Has IMO, the rule says if it is "THE Only One of the That/who" then Singular.

In the question it is Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has/have a sizable wolf population

So singular.
agreed.
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by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:51 pm
vineetbatra wrote:It should be Has IMO, the rule says if it is "THE Only One of the That/who" then Singular.

In the question it is Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has/have a sizable wolf population

So singular.
Good point.
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by Shawshank » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:30 pm
The rules are as follows

-- one of the (Plural Noun) that/who Plural verb
-- only one of the (Plural Noun) that/who Singular Verb

SO IMO -- has
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