PMDC Verified Question 48 of 82
Fill in the blank: The students, accompanied by the teacher ____ entering the museum.
A
Is
B
Has
C
Are
D
Have
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option C: Are
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Parenthetical Phrases.

Solution: Parenthetical expressions introduced by 'accompanied by' do not change the number of the real subject. The true subject is plural "The students", requiring plural verb "Are".

Why other options are incorrect:
  • Option A: Singular verb mistakenly agreeing with parenthetical singular noun 'teacher'.

  • Options B & D: Auxiliary 'has/have' cannot take dynamic continuous participle 'entering' without 'been'.

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