one of those who

one of those who
Should the verb following this expression be singular or plural, since one is singular and those is plural? Because who refers to those, use a plural verb: "Jack is one of those who were late." But if you were to say "Jack is the only one of those who was late," you would be correct in using a singular verb because only one person was late.

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