2017 · Q71
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
The teacher, along with her three children, were taken to hospital.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Awas taken
- Bhad taken
- Chad being taken
- DNo improvement
Explanation
In any given sentence, if the subject is separated from the verb by words such as "along with", then singular verb is used when the subject is singular as it does not form part of the subject. Hence, ‘were taken’ must be replaced with ‘was taken’. Thus, option (a) is correct.