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One of the singular / plural rules..please confirm

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by mehravikas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:09 pm
1. one of the X(singular/plural) that/which verb(singular/pluaral)
2. only one of the X(singular/plural) that/which verb(singular/plural)
3. the only one of the X(singular/plural) that/which verb(singular)


Can someone confirm whether the rules above are correct please?

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by mehravikas » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:56 pm
One of the substances that tell/tells ?

IMO - One of the Xs that / who singular / plural can be correct. It depends on the context of the sentence. Like in the above example either tell or tells can be used.

Can someone please an example of each case?

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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:34 pm
The following two links may be useful to you.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-t ... tml#173862
https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-f ... tml#174076

IMO summary is like:

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] » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:09 pm
Thanks!!! This a really a good explanation!
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by mehravikas » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:15 pm
Great..thanks. !!
goelmohit2002 wrote:The following two links may be useful to you.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-t ... tml#173862
https://www.beatthegmat.com/one-of-the-f ... tml#174076

IMO summary is like:

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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