Standard English ConventionsMediumVerb agreeing with people in a who-clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
She is one of the few people who ____ ever climbed the peak in winter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. haveCorrect
- B. has
- C. having
- D. is
Answer: A. have
Who refers to people, plural, so the verb is have.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. has
- Agrees with she or one, not with people.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. is
- Singular, and the wrong auxiliary.
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