In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released
A
was/had been
B
were/have been
C
was/have been
D
were/has been
Verified Correct Answer: D.
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
According to the rule of concord, When ''who, whose, which and that'' refers to a previously mentioned noun or pronoun, such noun is a Relative noun,it should be followed by a singular anomalous verb. Hence the statement would read;
One of the rioters who were arrested yesterday has been released
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5969)