Jill is one of the students who is/are sick.

[kohyoongliat]

Jill is one of the students who is/are sick.

Which is the correct verb?

Thanks.

 

[jutfrank]

The correct verb is are because there are two or more sick students.

 

[Tarheel]

Jill is one of the students who is sick.

 

[5jj]

Jill is one of the students who is sick.

This is not impossible, but I think it's highly unlikely. We are more likely to express that thought in other words.

 

[Rover_KE]

... such as 'Jill is one of the sick students'.

 

[jutfrank]

Jill is one of the students who is sick.

This is not impossible, but I think it's highly unlikely. We are more likely to express that thought in other words.

... such as 'Jill is one of the sick students'.

That also means that two or more students are sick.

 

[Tarheel]

Several students are sick. Jill is one of them. They all have the flu.

 

[Rover_KE]

... or in British English, 'They all have flu'.

 

[jutfrank]

Jill is one of the students who is sick.

What exactly did you want this to mean, Tarheel?

 

[Tarheel]

What exactly did you want this to mean, Tarheel?

The writer of that sentence (me) sees "one" as the subject of that sentence.