Question

The Prime Minister, with his cabinet colleagues ______ supposed to be present. a. is b. are c. were d. have

Answer 1

The Prime Minister with his cabinet colleagues is supposed to be present.

• "is" is a verb.
• It is used in the present tense.
• It is used to represent a singular noun.
• "are" is a verb.
• It is used in the present tense.
• It is used to represent a plural noun.
• "were" is a verb.
• It used in the past tense.
• It is used to represent a plural noun.
• "have" is a word used to represent a first or second person.

In the given sentence, the nouns are "the Prime Minister" and "his cabinet colleagues". But there is a word "with". It makes the noun as singular.

Thus, the correct answer is "is".