Identify the subject of the verb in the following sentence: Every boy along…
2019
Identify the subject of the verb in the following sentence:
Every boy along with his parents is waiting in the next room.
- A.
Boy along with
- B.
Every
- C.
Every boy along with his parents
- D.
His parents
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Correct answer: C
Solution
The grammatical subject of the sentence is Every boy. While "Every boy along with his parents" acts as the complete noun phrase functioning as the subject for the singular verb "is," the true grammatical subject governing the verb is the singular noun phrase "Every boy".