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Prepositional expressions do not affect the subject-verb agreement. |
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together with |
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along with |
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as well as |
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accompanied by |
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The movie director, as well as
his crew, is staying at a hotel. |
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The computer, along with the
printer, is on the desk. |
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Subjects connected with the conjunction and take a plural verb. |
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Our bedroom and living room
are spacious. |
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A gerund used as a subject takes a singular verb. |
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Gardening is a relaxing hobby. |
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The subject comes after the verb if a sentence begins
with the expletive there. There takes either a singular or a plural verb
depending on the subject. There is not the subject. |
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| There |
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park |
near our house. |
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| There |
are |
advantages |
in owning a car. |
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