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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch17

Identify the correct option to replace the underlined segment: 'The professor, along with his graduate students, are presenting their research at the conference tomorrow.'

  1. are presenting

  2. is presenting

  3. were presenting

  4. have been presenting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When a singular subject is followed by a phrase beginning with 'along with', the verb agrees with the primary singular subject 'the professor', not the intervening noun. Therefore 'is presenting' is correct.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch17

Identify the correct option to replace the underlined segment: 'The committee had no choice but to postponing the vote until further evidence was submitted.'

  1. had no choice but to postponing

  2. had no choice but to postpone

  3. had no choice but postponing

  4. had no choice but postponed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The fixed expression 'have no choice but to' must be followed by the bare infinitive. 'Postpone' (not 'postponing') is the correct form, making option B the only grammatically accurate choice.