Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.

The Prime Minister, along with the other ministers have left for the USA to attend an important meeting.

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  1. the other ministers have left
  2. The Prime Minister, along with
  3. for the USA to attend an important meeting
  4. No error

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Option 1 : the other ministers have left
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The correct answer is 'the other minister have left'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
  • Here, 'the other minister has left' should be used instead of 'the other minister have left'.
  • When ‘along with’ is used to join two subjects then the verb that follows will be according to the first subject and in this case, it is ‘The Prime Minister’ which is singular
  • So, the singular verb ‘has’ will be used. 
     

Correct Sentence: The Prime Minister, along with the other ministers has left for the USA to attend an important meeting.

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