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Dec 21, 2020 · “One” of a group is singular (one of the students is working on the project; one of them has an idea). When “one of” is followed by “who” (one of those who), use a singular or a plural verb depending on whether you are referring to one person or to a plural set.
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To refer to groups of human beings or humans in general, we use people: I saw three people standing on the corner. Not: I saw three persons … Jim and Wendy are such nice people. People are generally very selfish. Three people were interviewed for the job, but only one person had the right qualifications and experience.
Jul 4, 2021 · The phrase “One of the” specifies a person, place, or thing in a sentence and shows that it is different from other people, places, or things or it also falls in the category of the best. For example: Example 1: One of the students could not attempt all questions. Example 2: Richard received one of the best awards in the world.
Jun 15, 2020 · It's not clear what you mean, but at least your words "one of ... people" shows that you are speaking of the other person as one of some plural group of people who are nice. As Mohsin Kamal says, this means that the verb should be "are".
May 26, 2011 · One of the people who make me happy is Janet. She is one of the people who make me happy. Am I correct? When shall I use the singular form, makes? Thank you.
Apr 4, 2014 · In the phrase ‘one of the only left-handers’ the only belongs with left-handers and not with ‘one of the’. ‘Only left-handers’ describes the set which contains left-handers exclusively and the person is one of the exclusively left-handed people in that set - one of the (only left-handers).
May 26, 2019 · When you say one of those, what follows is a group. The only thing you need to consider is the phrase that describes the group that comes after those. Since it is a group, the noun is plural. He is not one of those [plural noun phrase].
