which one is grammatically correct?

Question

"one of the main topics 
was
 the
 parts of..." 
or
 "one of the main topics 
were
 the parts of..."

Anonymous · Answer

ONE [of the main topics] WAS the parts  .  .  .

The verb agrees with the subject, not with the predicate noun.

busterwasmycat · Answer

one was. and always will be.

robert2020 · Answer

Was. The topic was singled out. ONE of the main topics 'was'.....

geezer · Answer

''ONE of the main topics WAS'' .... Singular
It would be ..
''The main topics WERE'' ............. Plural

OTTO · Answer

Was/were refers to "one." Therefore the answer is "was" ( one was, not one were).

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