Sentence Correctionmedium · Past Paper
Identify the part that contains an error: The (a) / teacher (b) / as well as (c) / the students are laughing (d).
AThe
Bteacher
Cas well as
Dthe students are laughing
✓ Correct Answer: D — the students are laughing
When subjects are joined by 'as well as', the verb agrees with the first subject ('teacher'), so 'is' is required.
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