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Haydude_40 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Correct sentence

Mr. Gupta, accompanied by his friends, were/are/have/(none) assembled on the lawns.

i think (none) would be appropriate.
  

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"None" is not a good answer, because Mr. Gupta alone cannot "assemble"; that takes more than one person. You will find differing points of view about the "accompanied by his friends" part of the sentence, whether or not it makes it a compound subject or something else.

— Philip

  • "None" is not a good answer, because Mr.
  • Gupta alone cannot "assemble"; that takes more than one person.
  • You will find differing points of view about the "accompanied by his friends" part of the sentence, whether or not it makes it a compound subject or something else.
  • I think the sentence is a poor example for a test item because of the possible grammatical confusion.
  • I would write the sentence: Mr.
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"None" is not a good answer, because Mr. Gupta alone cannot "assemble"; that takes more than one person.

You will find differing points of view about the "accompanied by his friends" part of the sentence, whether or not it makes it a compound subject or something else. I think the sentence is a poor example for a test item because of the possible grammatical confusion. I would write th
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I agree with Philip - it takes several to assemble. That being said, all of the options would be correct with the compound subject - they are just different tenses and voices!

Mr. Gupta and his friends assembled on the lawns. (simple past)
Mr. Gupta and his friends were assembled on the lawns. (past with stative participle as predicate adjective)
Mr. Gupta and his friends are ass
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