WAEC - English Language (2017 - No. 59)
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
The farmer, with his sons, ______ millet.
grows
grow
were growing
have been growing
Explicaţie
The farmer, with his sons, grows millet.
with, together with, as well as, along with, no less than, including, not mention, in collaboration with, etc.
When a sentence is constructed in this way, using any of the conjunctions above, it simply means that the first subject of the sentence is giving more relevance to determine the verb form.