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Clark · #11 02-Aug-2008, 14:09

What if I extend the sentence?

She was one of the teachers who were selected for the contest.

Still no?

Soup · #12 02-Aug-2008, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Clark

What if I extend the sentence?

She was one of the teachers who were selected for the contest.

Still no?

Nope. Sorry.

The subject complement is singular, not plural.

Back to the poster's example, the answer is always in the question. Note that, assumption and ellipsis are the missing links here:

Ex: She was among (one of) the teachers who were selected for the contest.

The poster's example, however, does not provide those missing links. Thus, we deal with what we have:

Ex: She was one of the teachers who was selected.
Meaning => She was a teacher who was selected.

Ex: She was one of the teachers who were selected.
Meaning => She was a teacher who were selected.

Clark · #13 02-Aug-2008, 14:28

Please, complete the sentence:

She was one of those strict teachers who ...

Soup · #14 02-Aug-2008, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Clark

Please, complete the sentence:

She [is] one of those strict teachers who ...

... who doesn't care so much for this line of questioning.

Clark · #15 02-Aug-2008, 14:58

Speechless.

Soup · #16 02-Aug-2008, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Clark

Speechless.

Tongue in cheek, no doubt.

kiranlegend · #17 07-Aug-2008, 14:27

i want to add a point here.. currently, am preparing for GMAT. In GMAT land, the relative pronouns who and that in the formats 'one of those that/who' take those.. just a point from my side too:P

sorry, I don't know how relevant this scrap is towards the discussion!;)

Raymott · #18 07-Aug-2008, 16:31

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Originally Posted by kiranlegend

i want to add a point here.. currently, am preparing for GMAT. In GMAT land, the relative pronouns who and that in the formats 'one of those that/who' take those.. just a point from my side too:P

sorry, I don't know how relevant this scrap is towards the discussion!;)

take "those"?
She was one of those teachers who those selected?

kiranlegend · #19 07-Aug-2008, 18:42

she was one of those teachers who were selected..

sorry, i don't know whether She was one of those teachers who those selected? is correct?:P.. any thoughts?

Raymott · #20 08-Aug-2008, 06:23

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Originally Posted by kiranlegend

she was one of those teachers who were selected..

sorry, i don't know whether She was one of those teachers who those selected? is correct?:P.. any thoughts?

Sorry, no. You can't say that.
I can see now that you were using "those" as a referent to something. Apparently it was to "were".