Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the given options:
A. The president of the association, along with her security guards, are expected shortly.
B. Neither my sister nor I are going to the Beauty Festival as the entry tickets are exorbitantly priced.
C. The gig economy has played a critical role in increasing income insecurity and instability among workers.
D. A two-minute-long interview is not an appropriate time to judge an applicant's suitability for the job.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → C and D only
A. The president of the association, along with her security guards, are expected shortly. — Incorrect. Words joined to a subject by along with, as well as, together with do not change its number; the verb agrees with the singular subject "the president".
Correct form: The president of the association, along with her security guards, is expected shortly.
Example: The captain, along with his players, is staying at the hotel.
B. Neither my sister nor I are going to the Beauty Festival as the entry tickets are exorbitantly priced. — Incorrect. With neither ... nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it, here "I".
Correct form: Neither my sister nor I am going to the Beauty Festival as the entry tickets are exorbitantly priced.
Example: Neither the students nor the teacher was present.
C. The gig economy has played a critical role in increasing income insecurity and instability among workers. — Correct. The singular subject "the gig economy" takes "has played"; the sentence has no error.
D. A two-minute-long interview is not an appropriate time to judge an applicant's suitability for the job. — Correct. A number joined to a noun by hyphens before another noun stays singular ("two-minute-long", not "two-minutes-long"), and "interview is" agrees.
Example: We went on a five-day trip to Shimla.