Question

Choose the correct present tense verb to complete the sentence:
Our dog Sammy, together with her seven puppies, _____ chewed all the stuffing out of the sofa cushions.

• A. have
• B. has
• C. is
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B has

The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.

Option B is correct. The phrase "together with her seven puppies" is a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases never contain a subject; thus the subject of the sentence is the third person singular Sammy. It requires a singular verb, namely, "has".

Options A and C are incorrect. In A, "have" is third person plural, not singular. There is no subject-verb agreement. In C, "had" is in past tense, whereas the question requires a present tense verb.

Option D is incorrect as the answer lies in B.