One of the. Please help!

One of the men is sick.-- One sick man

One of the books is missing.-- One missing book

One of the people is here.-- One person present

One of the plants I bought is dead.- One dead plant

I am one of those people who like reading.-- Those people like reading

What's the rule for one of

What about:

I am one of the people who likes reading.

is this right?

Please re-read my previous post carefully. There is no difference if you use these, those or the.

But actually I think likes is correct, because again the subject noun is one ... same as in the other sentences .....

Mister MicawberPlease re-read my previous post carefully. There is no difference if you use these, those or the.

So basically, theres no rule. You just have to analyze whether they're referring to one or more objects. Am I right?

So I am one of the people who like reading books. Is this because you are now considering yourself as part of the

No. You are mistaken, Jandros. That case is a relative clause with 'who' as the subject, which refers to plural 'people', not singular 'I'. The other examples are of simple predications.

Yes, you should analyze what is meant, Anon.

Hmmm, I've come across this situation before, and I was thinking it's the same as in this sentence ...

One of the plants I bought is/are dead.

... because we could also say "One of the plants thatI bought ..." but it's not really the same, because singular "I" is the subject here. So I'll defer to your apparent analytical advantage. Apologies for my mistake

One of the plants that I bought was dead.

Did I do it right?

AnonymousOne of the plants that I bought was dead. Did I do it right?

Yes.

You can also say
One of the plants that I bought is dead now. (When you bought it, it was alive, but it died.)

That happens a lot to the plants that I buy. I don't have a green thumb.

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