Sentence 3: One of the approaches taken by these psychologists has been
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to investigate the foundations for a happy marriage
Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If you think the original is the best way,choose option 1
1. has been
2. have been
3. will have been
4. will be
5. were
5 ?
Nope.
hummmm...maybe i had to much rest :-o
let me see
is it 2 Sue?
No, it's not 2. The subject, "one," is singular.
The best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence is option 2: "have been."
To determine the correct choice, we need to look at the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "approaches," which is plural. Since the subject is plural, we need to use the plural form of the verb "to have," which is "have been." Option 2 correctly matches the plural subject with the plural verb, making it the best choice.