Banking Exams English — Question 1877

Question

Improve the underlined part: 'The manager as well as his employees WERE REWARDED for the achievement.'

  1. was rewarded
  2. have been rewarded
  3. are rewarded
  4. No improvement

Correct answer

A — was rewarded

Explanation (English)

When two subjects are joined by 'as well as', the verb agrees with the first subject. Here the first subject 'manager' is singular, so the verb must be singular: 'was rewarded'.

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