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Anonymous  #487193  Tue, 11 Mar 08 12:21 AM

 Bangkok is one of the cities that has/have been facing this problem.

 

Is it has or have?

 

thank you :)

  
CalifJim  #487201  Tue, 11 Mar 08 12:55 AM
 ... cities that have been ...

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linsuman  #487206  Tue, 11 Mar 08 12:59 AM
 It is has. "one" is singular; therefore, the verb must be singular. It is "one has" not "cities have".

The object of a preposition (cities) does not take a verb. 

  
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CalifJim  #487209  Tue, 11 Mar 08 01:11 AM
 You are mistaken.  Bangkok is ...  has the subject and verb of the main clause.  cities is the antecedent of the relative pronoun that.  The verb within the relative clause must agree in number with the antecedent cities, not with the subject of the main clause (Bangkok) nor with its subject complement one.

Multiple cities are having problems, so it's cities ... have

Compare:  John is one of the many people who make this mistake.  (Not makes.)

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Yoong Liat  #487225  Tue, 11 Mar 08 02:43 AM

I agree with CJ.

 Bangkok is one of the cities that has/have been facing this problem.

Bangkok is a city that has been facing this problem. Other cities are facing this problem.

When the two sentences are joined, it becomes 'Bangkok is one of the cities that have been facing this problem.

 

  
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