Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with a subject followed by 'along with'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The recipe, along with its many regional variations, ____ been handed down through five generations.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are
Answer: A. has
The subject is 'recipe', singular; 'along with its variations' does not change the number.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Agrees with 'variations', which is not the subject.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are
- Plural, and the wrong auxiliary for 'been handed'.
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