the sleeping bag andits two accesories (groung cloth an mattress) are next on the list of basics.

if you rewrote sentence 9 begging withthe next of the words should be:
a)are
b)ground cloth and mattress
c)is
i choose b am i correct?

can some one please answer this question for me?

Is your sentence?

The sleeping bag and its two accessories (ground cloth and mattress) are next on the list of basics.

I don't understand your directions:
sentence 9?
begging?
withthe?
next of the words?

Please clarify the sentence and your directions, and we'll try to help you.

the sleeeping bag and its two accesories(groung cloth and mattress) are next on the list of basics.

if you rewrote this sentence begining with next on the list of basics the next words shiuld be:
a)are
b)ground cloth and mattress
c)is

Ohh! Thanks! Now I understand. :-)

Next on the list of basics are the sleeping bag and its two accessories (ground cloth and mattress).

The subject of the verb are is sleeping bag and two accessories.

Yes, you are correct! To rewrite sentence 9 while maintaining the correct word order and structure, you should begin with "ground cloth and mattress." So the correct answer is b) "ground cloth and mattress."