0
Yuseon Jeong Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

grammar

1. This is one of the buildings that (belong/belongs) to my uncle.
2. Sally is the one of the passengers who (has / have ) survived the air crash.
3 She is the only one of the girls that (speak/ speaks) French.

I think number 1 is belong.
number 2 is have
number 3 is speaks

please explain what's wrong and how to solve?
  

Top answer

1. This is one of [ the building s that ( belong /belongs) to my uncle ] . 2.

— CalifJim

  • 1.
  • This is one of [ the building s that ( belong /belongs) to my uncle ] .
  • 2.
  • Sally is the one of [ the passenger s who (has / have ) survived the air crash ] .
  • 3 She is the only one of [ the girl s that ( speak / speaks) French ] .
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

6 Answers
0
1. This is one of [the buildings that (belong/belongs) to my uncle].
2. Sally is the one of [the passengers who (has / have ) survived the air c
0
0
#2 looks like it could be corrected in two ways:

Sally is one of the passengers who have survived the air crash.
Sally is the one passenger who has survived the air crash.

They have different meanings, of course: in the second, she is the sole survivor.
0
0
Mister Micawbercould be corrected in two ways
So it could! I missed the "the".

CJ
0
0
CalifJim1. This is one of [the buildings that (belong/belongs) to my uncle].2. Sally is the one of [the passengers who (has / have ) survived the air crash].3 She is the only one of [the girls that (speak/ speaks) French].CJ
Can I assume that the of-part of the genitive phrase modifies the phrase head, here "the one", and the clause (object of the prepo
0
0
AnonymousCan I assume ...
Usually, but note MM's corrections for the case when there is only one in total.

CJ
0
0
CalifJimUsually, but note MM's corrections for the case when there is only one in total.
Thank you for the reply.
0

Related Questions