Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

The chairman of the Reserve Bank, along with his counterparts from the leading industrial nations, are expected to attend next month's economic summit in Milan.

  1. are expected to attend

  2. will attend, so it is expected,

  3. is expected to attend

  4. are expecting to attend

  5. is to attend, as expected,
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Whenever a sentence has two or more nouns separated by 'along with' we decide the verb by the first noun. The chairman is singular and verb used in (C) 'is' also singular.

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