Tense/Verb agreement in this sentence
Does the "are" in this sentence make sense, or should it be "is"?
One of the girl's shirts, along with many of her scarves, are in her closet.
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bananarama One of the girl's shirts, along with many of her scarves, is in her closet. The subject is 'one' in the sentence. The others are details about the subject and are not part of the subject.
- bananarama One of the girl's shirts, along with many of her scarves, is in her closet.
- The subject is 'one' in the sentence.
- The others are details about the subject and are not part of the subject.
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bananaramaOne of the girl's shirts, along with many of her scarves, is in her closet.
The subject is 'one' in the sentence. The others are details about the subject and are not part of the subject.
0bananaramaDoes the "are" in this sentence make sense, or should it be "is"?
One of the girl's shirts, along with many of her scarves, are in her closet.
It should be "is".
Style guides normally recommend ignoring "as well as" or "along with" phrases for purposes of subject-verb agreement.
Leaving that aside, yo
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