Exercise: Verbs

Questions for: Subject-Verb Agreement

The nuanced interplay of microeconomic factors, along with the significant demographic shifts observed over the past decade, _________ a complex challenge for urban planners.

A: presents
B: present
C: are presenting
D: have presented
Answer: A

✅ The true subject of the sentence is "The nuanced interplay" (singular).

Phrases like "along with," "as well as," or "together with" are not considered part of the compound subject and do not affect the verb's agreement; the verb must agree with the main subject before these phrases.

Therefore, a singular verb is required to agree with the singular subject "interplay."

Option A, "presents," is the correct singular form of the verb.

The formula for subject-verb agreement in this construction is: Singular Subject Singular Verb

❌ Options B ("present"), C ("are presenting"), and D ("have presented") are all plural verb forms and therefore do not agree with the singular subject "interplay."

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