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English Grammar - Spotting Errors

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Directions: The undergiven sentence has been diveded into some parts and one of these parts may contain an error. Mark the part with error.
The teacher [A]/together with his[B]/ wife and daughter [C]/were drowned.[D]

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D
💡 Explanation:

When a subject is followed by 'together with', the verb must agree with the first subject ('The teacher'). Since 'The teacher' is singular, the verb should be 'was' instead of 'were'.

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