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The President, along with the Council of Ministers, ............. to visit India next week.
The President, along with the Council of Ministers, ............. to visit India next week.
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Ignore interrupting phrases like "along with", "as well as", etc., when determining subject-verb agreement.
Updated On: Apr 3, 2025
- wish
- wishes
- will wish
- is wishing
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The subject of the sentence is "The President", which is singular. The phrase "along with the Council of Ministers" is a modifying phrase and does not affect the subject-verb agreement. Therefore, the verb should also be singular.
- "wishes" is the singular form of the verb and agrees with the singular subject "The President".
- "wish" is plural and would be incorrect here.
- "will wish" changes the tense unnecessarily.
- "is wishing" is awkward and not appropriate in this context.
Hence, the correct form is: "The President, along with the Council of Ministers, wishes to visit India next week."
- "wish" is plural and would be incorrect here.
- "will wish" changes the tense unnecessarily.
- "is wishing" is awkward and not appropriate in this context.
Hence, the correct form is: "The President, along with the Council of Ministers, wishes to visit India next week."
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