Subject verb agreement
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He is one of those noisy guys who talk/talks fast.
He is with those noisy guys who talk/talks fast.
What answers are correct on these two sentences?
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[1] He is one of those noisy guys who talk / talks fast. [2] He is with those noisy guys who talk / talks fast. In [1] the correct verb is the plural "talk".
- [1] He is one of those noisy guys who talk / talks fast.
- [2] He is with those noisy guys who talk / talks fast.
- In [1] the correct verb is the plural "talk".
- There is a set of noisy guys who talk fast, and "he" is a member of that set.
- Similarly in [2]: there is a set of noisy guys who talk fast, and "he" is with that set.
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[1] He is one of those noisy guys who talk / talks fast.
[2] He is with those noisy guys who talk / talks fast.
In [1] the correct verb is the plural "talk". There is a set of noisy guys who talk fast, and "he" is a member of that set.
Similarly in [2]: there is a set of noisy guys who talk fast, and "he" is with that se
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