Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words arranged sequentially:
There ______ no fresh vegetables at the shop today because the owner, along with his two sons, ______ gone to a wedding in Agra.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → are, has
Subject-verb agreement after “there” and with “along with”:
- Blank 1: After “there”, the verb agrees with the noun that comes after it. “Vegetables” is plural, so the verb is are.
- Blank 2: The subject is “the owner”. A phrase with “along with” does not change the subject, so the verb is singular: has.
- Complete sentence: There are no fresh vegetables at the shop today because the owner, along with his two sons, has gone to a wedding in Agra.