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Zorluk: ZorSubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

What the managing editor, along with the senior journalists, _______ to publish in tomorrow's edition is a detailed report on municipal corruption. Which verb form correctly completes the sentence?

  1. intendsCevap
  2. B
    intend
  3. C
    are intending
  4. D
    have intended

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The correct option is 'intends' because the singular head noun 'managing editor' governs the verb within the noun clause, regardless of the intervening prepositional phrase 'along with the senior journalists'.
The correct verb form is 'intends'. In standard English grammar, parenthetical or prepositional expressions introduced by phrases like 'along with', 'together with', or 'as well as' do not pluralize a singular head noun. The grammatical subject of the clause remains the singular noun 'managing editor', which requires the singular present-tense verb 'intends'.

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1
Analyze the clause structure to isolate the subject of the verb in the blank.
The blank lies inside the nominal clause 'What the managing editor, along with the senior journalists, _______'.
Identifying the clause boundaries clarifies which noun phrase serves as the subject for the missing verb.
2
Determine the true head noun of the subject phrase.
The head noun is the singular noun 'managing editor'.
Phrases introduced by quasi-conjunctions such as 'along with', 'as well as', and 'together with' are prepositional adjuncts and do not create a compound plural subject.
3
Apply the rule of subject-verb agreement to select the correct verb form.
The singular third-person verb form 'intends' is required.
A singular head noun requires a singular verb in the present tense.

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