one of his friends

naviMember

1) One of his friends who plays soccer came to our restaurant last night.

2) One of his friends who play soccer came to our restaurant last night.

I think in '2' he has a number of friends who play soccer and one of them came to our restaurant last night.

In '1' we don't know if he has only one friend who plays soccer or more, but the former is probably more likely.

Is that correct?

Gratefully,

Navi

5/28/214:47 PM

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David, ModeratorModerator

Hello, Navi—Yes, that's right. In (1), the relative clause must be interpreted as modifying "one" because the verb of the relative clause is singular, and, in (2), the relative clause must be interpreted as modifying "friends" because the verb of the relative clause is plural. Each parsing yields its respective interpretation.

5/29/211:27 AM

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