Question

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following:

• A. I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.
• B. I am not one of those who believes everything I hear.
• C. I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.
• D. I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.

Hint:

When “one of those who...” is used, the verb in the relative clause agrees with “those,” not “one,” so it will be plural.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This sentence requires subject-verb agreement within a relative clause.
The subject of the verb “believe” is “those,” which is plural. Therefore, the verb must also be plural — “believe” — not “believes.”
Option (A) is correct: “those who believe everything they hear” keeps the verb in plural form to match “those.”
Option (B) uses “believes,” which mismatches with the plural “those.”
Option (C) also uses “believes” incorrectly and changes the pronoun to “he,” which unnecessarily limits the general meaning.
Option (D) uses “believes” and shifts the meaning by adding “in,” changing the sense from accepting information as true to having faith in something, which is slightly different.
Thus, (A) is grammatically correct and semantically accurate.