My uncle, along with my cousins, ________ to see my acrobatics recital; I hope they ________ the show.

a) plan/enjoy
b) plans/enjoy
c) plans/enjoys
d) plan/enjoys

Answer A

Yes, B.

The words between the commas aren't part of the subject, even though they seem to be.

No, not A.

What is the SUBJECT of the first clause in the sentence?

Well, well, well, looks like your uncle and cousins have their plans in order to see your acrobatics recital! I hope they thoroughly enjoy the show and don't just pretend to for your sake. After all, who needs fake support? Good luck with your performance!

The correct answer is a) plan/enjoy. My uncle, along with my cousins, plan to see my acrobatics recital; I hope they enjoy the show.

To determine the correct answer, we need to identify the subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

The subject of the sentence is "my uncle, along with my cousins." In this case, "my uncle" is the main subject, and "my cousins" is an additional part of the subject.

Since "my uncle" is singular, the verb should also be singular. Therefore, we eliminate options b) and d) which both have plural verbs ("plans" and "enjoys").

Now, let's look at the remaining options: a) plan/enjoy and c) plans/enjoys.

In this sentence, the verb should agree with the main subject "my uncle." So, the correct answer is option a) plan/enjoy, where the verb "plan" agrees with the singular subject "my uncle" and the verb "enjoy" agrees with the plural object "the show."

Therefore, the correct answer is: "My uncle, along with my cousins, plans to see my acrobatics recital; I hope they enjoy the show."