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Difficulty: MediumSubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

The senior analyst is one of those dedicated employees who ______ consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership during company crises. Which of the following verb forms correctly completes the sentence?

  1. A
    has
  2. haveAnswer
  3. C
    was
  4. D
    is having

Answer

The correct option is 'have'. In the construction 'one of those [plural noun] who...', the relative pronoun 'who' refers to the plural noun 'employees', which serves as its antecedent. Consequently, the verb in the relative clause must agree in number with 'employees' and take the plural form 'have'.
The verb form 'have' is correct because the relative pronoun 'who' takes its grammatical number from its antecedent, the plural noun 'employees'. In sentences adhering to the structure 'one of the [plural noun] who...', the verb in the relative clause must be plural to agree with the plural noun.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the relative clause and its antecedent.
The relative clause is 'who ______ consistently demonstrated...', and the relative pronoun 'who' refers back to the plural noun 'employees'.
In relative clause structures preceded by 'one of those [plural noun]', the relative pronoun modifies the plural noun that immediately precedes it, not the singular word 'one'.
2
Apply the rule of relative pronoun concord.
The verb following 'who' must be plural to agree with the plural antecedent 'employees'.
A verb in a relative clause must agree in number and person with the antecedent of the relative pronoun.
3
Select the correct plural auxiliary verb form.
'have' is the correct plural auxiliary verb completing the present perfect verb phrase 'have demonstrated'.
'has', 'was', and 'is having' are singular verb forms and violate grammatical concord in this context.

Key Concept

Relative Pronoun Concord (One of those... who)
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Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

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