Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.

  2. I am not one of these who believes everything I hear.

  3. I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.

  4. I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is correct because in the subordinate clause 'who believe everything they hear', the relative pronoun 'who' is plural, so the verb should be plural 'believe'. Options B, C, and D incorrectly use singular 'believes' with plural 'who'. Also, B incorrectly uses 'these' instead of 'those', and C and D change pronoun references incorrectly.

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