CAT 1991 — VARC Question 2
Subject-Verb AgreementEasy
From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.
Answer & solution
Correct answer: The professor, as well as the students, was pleased with their results.
The professor, as well as the students, was pleased with their results.
- B
The professor, as well as the students, were pleased with their results.
- C
The professor as well as the students were pleased with their results.
- D
The professor as well as the students was pleased with their results.
Solution
When using ‘as well as’ to introduce a complex subject, the phrase should be set off by commas, and the verb agrees with the main subject, which in this case is ‘the professor’.
Hence, option (a).
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