Choose the correct sentence: ‘Some of the students ___ already left.’

Explanation

When a sentence begins with a quantifier such as ‘some,’ ‘most,’ or ‘all’ followed by ‘of’ and a noun, the verb agrees with the noun that follows ‘of,’ rather than with the quantifier itself. Since ‘students’ is plural, the plural verb ‘have’ is correct here, giving ‘Some of the students have already left’; if the noun following ‘of’ were singular or uncountable instead, a singular verb would be required. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.