Directions: Identify the subject of the verb in the following sentence:
Every boy along with his parents is waiting in the next room.
- AEvery boy along with his parents
- BHis parents
- CBoy along with
- DEvery
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The complete structural subject of the clause is the entire noun phrase leading up to the main verb: "Every boy along with his parents".
Note on Syntax: While "Every boy" is the grammatically singular core head that dictates the singular verb "is" (ignoring the parenthetical prepositional addition "along with his parents"), the full nominal phrase acting as the logical subject in the sentence structure is option A.
Note on Syntax: While "Every boy" is the grammatically singular core head that dictates the singular verb "is" (ignoring the parenthetical prepositional addition "along with his parents"), the full nominal phrase acting as the logical subject in the sentence structure is option A.