The director as well as the manager of the hotel _ attending the meeting.
Correct answer: A. Is
- A. Is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. has
Explanation
Option A is correct. The sentence 'The director as well as the manager of the hotel is attending the meeting' uses 'as well as' to connect the subject, but it does not change the singular nature of the first subject, 'the director'. Therefore, the verb should also be singular, which is why 'is' is the correct choice.Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not maintain subject-verb agreement with the singular subject 'the director'. 'Are' suggests a plural subject, 'were' indicates past tense and implies a different number, and 'has' does not fit the present continuous form needed in this sentence.
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