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Question
Complete the sentence with the correct option:
Mani, along with his friends, ___________ for basket ball practice every morning.
Mani, along with his friends, ___________ for basket ball practice every morning.
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Solution
When the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. The same goes for plural subjects and verbs. This is called subject-verb agreement.
The subject in the given sentence 'Mani' is singular, it names a single person. The phrase 'along with his friends' is an adjunct, or an addition. (It is not a significant part of the sentence, hence it does not decide whether the verb will be singular or plural.)
'Mani' is singular, so the verb will also be singular.
Options C and D: 'Goes' is a singular verb whereas 'go' is plural. Hence option C is correct and D is wrong.
Options A and B: The given sentence indicates a daily habit "every morning'. Hence the sentence is in simple present tense.
'Were going' and 'are going' indicate specific actions that continued in the past and present, respectively. These tenses do not indicate daily habits, hence A and B are wrong.