Question 1
POST_UTME_IGBINEDION_UNIVERSITY
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2018
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ENGLISH
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objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain why it is incorrect.
Answer Options
A.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has' with a singular subject 'manager'.
Correct Answer
B.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has' with a plural subject 'team'.
C.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has' with a plural subject 'team'.
D.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has' with a singular subject 'manager'.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has' with a plural subject 'team'.
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Post Utme Igbinedion University
2018
English
Question 1.
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2018
Post Utme Igbinedion University
English
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