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    after all the discussion now i m confused with A and B

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    Quote Originally Posted by soltan View Post
    in second thought may be you are right ! since it doesn't have "one " !!! I am lost dude !!
    I was just about to write that where is "one" in sentence but then I refreshed the page and saw this post.

    coz with "x is one of the Ys....I agree 100% with you. I follow it"

    But really, can you find any example where you see "X of Ys that is" vs "X of Ys that are"

    where X is singular, Y is plural.

    I am more or less sure that X will derive the verb but want to be 100% sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nick_zen View Post
    In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
    (A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
    (B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
    (C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
    (D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
    (E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are

    please let me know the line of reasoning and answer
    Guys, I think the answer is B.

    Manhattan SC book says 'of' is a middleman. Therefore, the subject is patchwork - singular - B and E are contendors. B clearly wins over E.

    @soltan - I think your post is OK. X is one of the Ys that....(plural verb)....But, I have my reservations because if you really look at the formation 'X' is the subject of the sentence but not 'Y'. I think this formation is not addressed in Manhattan SC.

    To answer the above question - The formation presented in the question is different than the one quote by @soltan. So, I am sure that the subject is 'patchwork'

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    Confused between B and E.

    @scorpain: tell me the usage of many and many of whom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mannu08 View Post
    Confused between B and E.

    @scorpain: tell me the usage of many and many of whom.
    I will tell you a different thing.

    "many of whom" clears ambiguity what does "many" refer to.

    "whom" can only refer to "workers", and not "green fields".

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    i think B is the correct answer.
    First of all, surrounds is the right form of verb as 'patchwork' is the subject.
    so, a,c and d are gone.
    between b and e, b is better as 'many are' in e is not correct.
    It creates a confusion regarding the noun which is pointed by many.
    so, e is gone and b is the best.

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    "Surround" and "surrounds" are both correct. It depends on whether you want "that" to refer to "patchwork" or to "fields". Both interpretations make sense.

    The patchwork of green fields that surrounds...
    Here it's the patchword that surrounds.

    The patchwork of green fields that surround...
    Here it's the fields that surround.

    What's the difference? None.

    The problem with A is the ambiguous reference of "them". Does the pronoun refer to "fields" or to "workers"?

    In choice B there is no ambiguity. "Whom" can refer only to people, and so here the pronoun refers unambiguously to "workers".

    The best response is B.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 800Bob View Post
    "Surround" and "surrounds" are both correct. It depends on whether you want "that" to refer to "patchwork" or to "fields". Both interpretations make sense.

    The patchwork of green fields that surrounds...
    Here it's the patchword that surrounds.

    The patchwork of green fields that surround...
    Here it's the fields that surround.

    What's the difference? None.

    The problem with A is the ambiguous reference of "them". Does the pronoun refer to "fields" or to "workers"?

    In choice B there is no ambiguity. "Whom" can refer only to people, and so here the pronoun refers unambiguously to "workers".

    The best response is B.
    Bob: you are simply the best

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    B is the answer

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    B it is...
    SK please understand...!

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