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One of the boys 'is' is grammatically right as 'one' is the subject and 'of the boys' is the prepositional phrase and so is not a part of the subject. This expression means that from a number of boys, only one is selected. Hence, 'is' is the correct option.
Rhea Dsouza
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∙ 12y agoOne of the boys IS correct; this is true because ONE, being the subject, calls for a singular verb. If BOYS were the subject, a plural verb would be correct.
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