What has become of them vs What have become of them

The correct phrase is "what has become of them." This is the correct form because the subject "what" is singular and requires the singular form of the verb "has."

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What has become of them

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inquire about the current situation or fate of a group of people or things. It is the correct form when the subject is singular.

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It is as yet unclear what has become of them.
It is only good parliamentary control if we enquire, one year on, what has become of them.
Following up the requirements - what has become of them, what has been transposed - is at least as important as setting them.
For the question we are asking now, regardless of the reasons why they were beached and the conditions in which it happened, is this: what has become of them?
I think that we should not just talk about environmental taxes this evening; we should also ask ourselves what has become of them!
One might well ask what has become of political leadership and vision.
All of us yearn to know what has become of Giuliano, Captain.
This great kingdom and what - what has become of it.
What has become of their rights?
You see what has become of me because of drink.
What has become of horizontal anti-discrimination legislation?
So what has become of these famous practical proposals?
What has become of my legend?
Your Majesty has been more than generous and gracious, but I'm settled in a plan to go home, to see what has become of me.
It's a good thing your poor mother is not alive... to see what has become of you.
I would therefore ask the Council and the Commission what has become of the directive relating to minimum standards concerning the procedure for granting and withdrawing refugee status.
That's what has become of the Zantetsu sword.
What has become of the honesty involved in admitting that reforms sometimes hurt?
An absolutely essential question is what has become of the combined CO2 energy tax.
What has become of our social responsibility?

What have become of them

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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I dread to think what would have become of us.
Essentially, the proposal for a regulation includes what have become standard provisions in legal acts relating to the forwarding of quarterly statistics.
Peruvian physician Javier Cabrera began researching what have become known as the Ica stones in 1966.
What have become of the best interests of the child?
Yet, what have become of the ambitions for Galileo as a result?
Who knows what would have become of me otherwise?
What would have become of Eurostat without OLAF?
I often wonder what would have become of you if I'd left you on the Moors... to be raised by your kind.
Today, people's behaviour has changed, and ecological criteria have become of increasing importance in the wake of the huge changes affecting our lifestyle worldwide.
I know we don't really have a chance whatever might have become of us if we'd had the chance.
What would have become of the Americas without priests?
In that case, what will have become of our credibility in working for peace?
Think of what would have become of my life if I had not met you
The British have become our rulers.
Samurai have become too extravagant nowadays.
Abandonment. Afghans have become deeply internationalist.
The chamber would have become unusable.
Modern weapons and hunting devices have become extremely efficient.
Recently my tears have become blood...
People have become cynical about traditional advertising.

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