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Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

general grammar

Hi guys

Which of the following sentences is correct?

He is one of the boys who is missing.

He is one of the boys who are missing.

Please explain why so that I can remember more easily.
  

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He is one of the boys who are missing. I try to paraphrase: there are many boys missing, and he is one of those. The relative pronoun who refers to a group, namely to those who are missing .

— Inchoateknowledge

  • He is one of the boys who are missing.
  • I try to paraphrase: there are many boys missing, and he is one of those.
  • The relative pronoun who refers to a group, namely to those who are missing .
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He is one of the boys who are missing.

I try to paraphrase:

there are many boys missing, and he is one of those.

The relative pronoun who refers to a group, namely to those who are missing.
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Boys are missing. He is one of them.
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Inchoateknowledge and Milky

Many thanks.
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