Choose the correct sentence: ‘One of the students ___ absent today.’

Explanation

The true subject of this sentence is ‘one,’ which is singular, even though it is followed by the plural noun phrase ‘of the students.’ A verb must agree with its actual grammatical subject rather than the noun closest to it, so the singular verb ‘is’ is correct, giving ‘One of the students is absent today.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.