Question 16
POST_UTME_UNILAG
•
2021
•
ENGLISH
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objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.
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, were responsible for the project.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'were' with a singular subject 'the manager'.
Correct Answer
B.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'was' with a plural subject 'the team'.
C.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, were responsible for the project.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'were' with a plural subject 'the team'.
D.
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'was' with a singular subject 'the manager'.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'was' with a plural subject 'the team'.
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Post Utme Unilag
2021
English
Question 16.
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objective
questions from the
2021
Post Utme Unilag
English
examination.