UPCAT English practice question 23: He is one of the students who ______ selected for the exchange program.
Correct answer
D. were
The relative pronoun "who" refers back to the plural "students," not to "one," so the verb is plural.
The question
He is one of the students who ______ selected for the exchange program.
- Option A: was
- Option B: is
- Option C: has been
- Option D: wereCorrect
Why D is correct
The relative pronoun "who" refers back to the plural "students," not to "one," so the verb is plural.
Why the other options are wrong
- A was
- Agrees with "one" instead of with "students". The relative pronoun "who" refers back to the plural noun immediately before it.
- B is
- Wrong number and wrong tense for an action already completed.
- C has been
- Singular, and the perfect aspect adds nothing here.