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She is one of those women who speaks well of others.
1. She is one of those women who speaks well of others. 2. She is one of those women who speak well of others.
Someone please help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?
Someone please help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?
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net on 06 Nov 2003: [nq:1]1. She is one of those women who speaks well of others. 2.
- net on 06 Nov 2003: [nq:1]1.
- She is one of those women who speaks well of others.
- 2.
- She is one of those women who speak well of others.
- [/nq] #2.
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@news.hananet.net on 06 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]1. She is one of those women who speaks well of others. 2. She is one of those women who speak well of others. Someone please help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?[/nq]
#2. Because the relative pronoun "who" refers to "those women", which is plural, not singular; the referent of "who" is not "one (of those women)".
[nq:1]1. She is one of those women who speaks well of others. 2. She is one of those women who speak well of others. Someone please help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?[/nq]
#2. Because the relative pronoun "who" refers to "those women", which is plural, not singular; the referent of "who" is not "one (of those women)".
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How about " She is the only one of those women who speaks well of others"? I suppose the referent of who here is "the only one".
[nq:1] @news.hananet.net on 06 Nov 2003:[/nq]
[nq:2]1. She is one of those women who speaks well ... help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?[/nq]
[nq:1]#2. Because the relative pronoun "who" refers to "those women", which is plural, not singular; the referent
[nq:1] @news.hananet.net on 06 Nov 2003:[/nq]
[nq:2]1. She is one of those women who speaks well ... help - which is correct 1 or 2 and why?[/nq]
[nq:1]#2. Because the relative pronoun "who" refers to "those women", which is plural, not singular; the referent
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[nq:2] @news.hananet.net on 06 Nov 2003: #2. Because the relative ... the referent of "who" is not "one (of those women)".[/nq]
[nq:1]How about " She is the only one of those women who speaks well of others"? I suppose the referent of who here is "the only one". Yes, that's correct - but of course it means something radically different.[/nq]
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
[nq:1]How about " She is the only one of those women who speaks well of others"? I suppose the referent of who here is "the only one". Yes, that's correct - but of course it means something radically different.[/nq]
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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