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Difficulty: MediumSubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

Which verb form correctly completes the sentence below to maintain proper subject-verb agreement?

Answer:The chief executive officer, together with several senior members of the board, 【is】 scheduled to address the shareholders at the upcoming annual general meeting.

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The singular verb 'is' correctly completes the sentence.
The head of the subject phrase is the singular noun 'chief executive officer'. Expressions introduced by 'together with' are prepositional parentheticals and do not turn a singular subject into a plural one. Consequently, the sentence requires the singular verb 'is'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the principal subject of the sentence.
The principal subject is 'The chief executive officer', which is singular.
Phrases introduced by quasi-conjunctions such as 'together with', 'along with', or 'as well as' are parenthetical additions and do not make the subject compound.
2
Determine the correct verb number based on grammatical concord.
A singular verb is required to agree with 'chief executive officer'.
The noun 'members' inside the prepositional phrase is not the grammatical subject.
3
Select the appropriate singular verb form for the context.
'is' maintains singular subject-verb agreement.
'is' is singular and aligns with the future-oriented context of the upcoming meeting.

Key Concept

Subject-Verb Concord with Parenthetical Expressions
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