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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Have attracted / has attracted

Turkey is one of the countries in the world which …….. a lot of tourists from 1980 to now.

a. has attracted
b. have attracted

Hello,
Some say "a" is correct and some say "b" is correct. I mean some say "which" refers to "the countries" and
some other say that "which" refers to "Turkey"

That's why I'm confused. May I know what your opinion is? Would you please solve my confusion?

Thank you
  

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Which refers to the countries and so it is have attracted. Turkey is one of the countries in the world which have attracted a lot of tourists from 1980 to now.

  • Which refers to the countries and so it is have attracted.
  • Turkey is one of the countries in the world which have attracted a lot of tourists from 1980 to now.
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Which refers to the countries and so it is have attracted.

Turkey is one of the countries in the world which have attracted a lot of tourists from 1980 to now.
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Yes, 'have attracted' is correct. In order for 'has' to work, you would need to say something like this:
Turkey is a/the country which has attracted a lot of tourists from 1980 to now. (but note that the meaning has been altered)

With 'has', your original sentence seems to tell us that 'Turkey is one of the countries in the world' (most people already know this),

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