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Intervening PhrasesSet 1

1The man together with his son ..... here now

2His sister, together with her two youngest children, ..... staying with them.

3James together with Josh ..... to go to Pattaya.

4The insect, a large beetle crawled across the sidewalk.

5The evidence, along with the testimonies from three witnesses, ..... crucial to the jury's decision.

6Terry, together with his cousins, ..... to England next week.

7Identify the sentence where subject-verb agreement is affected by an intervening phrase.

8The boxes of dishes, together with the lamps and all of the silverware, ..... put on a truck going to the wrong city.

9Which sentence correctly identifies the subject and maintains agreement when a prepositional phrase is present?

10My brother, along with his three friends, ..... come home for the vaccation.

11My friend, along with his brothers, ..... coming.

12What's wrong with this sentence?The dining hall, because of the late hour, was closed.

13Read carefully the following sentence and identify the rule of a subject-verb agreement to which it observes.Mildred, the worst among the witches, is a kind-hearted witch.

14"The book, along with several magazines, ..... on the shelf."

15TL Ann, together with her agents, consistently (deliver/delivers) the team's target metrics.

16Choose the correct sentence: My father, along with his colleagues, ..... to attend the conference in London next week.

17The boy, with several others, ..... late for school.

18Abby, along with her pet Fifi, is going to the vet today.

19The book, along with the notes, ..... on the table.a) areb) werec) have beend) was

20Fatimah, together with the others, ..... the office for lunch five minutes ago.

21Complete the sentence:My friend (and neighbor) ..... me bake cookies.

22The woman, in company with her friends, ..... happy.

23Sam along with his family ..... in Japan.

24What is the rule for subjects separated from their verbs by phrases?

25The flaming-orange polyester pants, together with the beehive hairdo, make Betty stand out among the other shoppers at the mall.

26The young poet, along with her mentors, ..... performing at the literary festival today.

27My father, together with mother, ..... in the garden all day yesterday.

28The evidence, though incomplete, ..... enough to support the claim.

29My brother together with his friends often ..... in the park.

30The book, including the illustrations, ..... interesting.

31The cat, along with her kittens, ..... under the table.

32Select the correct verb: The box, along with the books, ..... on the table.

33If a phrase comes after the noun, the verb agrees with the .....

34The President, accompanied by his wife, ..... traveling to India.

35The man, together with his sons, ..... waiting at the bus stop.

36Dan, plus Margaret and Fred, ..... the piano.

37Kim Jones, together with her roommate, ..... to write a letter to the campus newspaper.

38The teacher, along with the students, (is/are) attending the workshop.

39Peter, along with his brothers, ..... skating often.

40Rule number 4 is Intervening words like, together, in addition to, as well as,including and similar modifiers after the subject do not affect the number of the subject.

41Choose the correct sentence: A. The teacher, along with her students, is going on a field trip. B. The teacher, along with her students, are going on a field trip.

42Identify the error in the following sentence: "The teacher, along with the students, are going on a field trip."

43The car, along with its two flat tires, (is/are) sitting in the driveway.

44The football coach, as well as the team members, (do, does) pushups every morning.

45The book, along with several articles, ..... missing from the library.

46All of Henry's CDs, even the scratched one from his last adventure, (is, are) neatly stored in this colorful case.

47Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the .....

48The groom accompanied by the processors ..... heading to the bride's home.

49Choose which rule applies to the sentence:The two raccoons that were being chased by our dog were last seen climbing a tree.

50Angeline, together with Kristine ..... the party.

51Select the correctly written sentence for agreement:

52The painter, along with his assistants, ..... working on the mural all night.

53The school, along with the playground, ..... renovated recently.

54A city, despite all of its problems, (is, are) an exciting place to live.

55Which sentence is used in the image to illustrate that the verb must still agree with the subject even if additional phrases come between them?

56My sister, along with her friends, ..... going to the concert.

57How should you handle verbs when the subject is interrupted by additional phrases?

58Peter, with his two buddies, ..... the cherry tree now.

59Ralph, along with his father, attending the game.

60David, accompanied by his friends, to Mr. Reeve who is an English teacher right now.

61What should you do when you encounter a sentence with prepositional phrases separating the subject and verb?