MCQ Answer
A. The new employee, along with the rest of the team, were responsible for the project's failure.
Correct
Explanation
In Option A, the head subject 'The new employee' is singular, so the parenthetical phrase 'along with...' does not alter its number; the verb must be 'was responsible'.
B. Having studied English for five years, the grammar rules come naturally to me.
C. The report, whose findings were groundbreaking, was published in a prestigious journal.
D. By the time the manager arrived, the employees had been working on the project for three hours.
Correct Answer
The new employee, along with the rest of the team, were responsible for the project's failure.