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If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, which do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

One of them were you

One of them was you.

One of them was/were you

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

"One of them was/were you"

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, which do I say?

One of them were you

One of them was you.

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If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

Thanks in advance!

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

Thanks in advance!

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

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One of them was/were you

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, do I say, 'One of them were you,' or 'One of them was you'?

Thanks in advance!