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7. A lot of those words new to me.
(is \ are)
8. A lot of that vocabulary new to me.
(is \ are)
9. Almost all of the air in the city polluted.
(is \ are)
10. Almost all of the oceans in the world polluted.
(is \ are)
1 1. Most of the students on time.
(arrives \ arrive)
12. Most of our mail in the morning.
(anives \ arrive)
ONE OF + PLURAL NOUN
(a) Sam is one of myfriends.
I (b) INCORRECT: Sam is one of myfriend.
One ofis followed by a specific plural noun,
as in (a).
It is INCORRECT to follow one ofwith a singular
noun, as in (b).
When one of + a plural noun is the subject of a
ONE OF + PL. NOUN + SNG. VBRB
(c) Oneof myfrienda is sentence, it is followed by a singular verb, as in
(d) INCORRECT: One of my fn'endS are here. (c): ONE OF + PLURAL NOUN + SNGULAR VERB.
(e) None ofthe snrdents was late.
In (e): Not one of the students was late.
( f) None ofthe students were late. none sf= not one of
. . - > , The verb following none of+ aplural noun can be
singular, as in (e), or plural, as in (f). Both are
correct.*
*In very formal English, a sinBulpr verb is used after MM of+ a plum1 noun: Nm ofthe students WM la&. In everyday
English, both singular and plural verbs are used.
EXERCISE 14: Make sentences from the given words and phrases.
1. One of my \ teacher \ be \ (name of a teacher)
One o f m v e r s is Wpez.
2. (name of a studend \ be \ one of my \ classmate
NOUNS. ADJECTIVES. AND PRONOUNS H 337