is or are
Bailey along with her sisters (is/are) in my youth group at church.
AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!
the basic sentence is
Bailey is in my youth group at church.
Disregard the prepositional phase.
I apologize for the mistake. The correct answer is "is". The subject "Bailey" is singular, so the verb should also be singular. The prepositional phrase "along with her sisters" is just additional information and does not affect the subject-verb agreement.
The correct verb choice for the sentence "Bailey along with her sisters (is/are) in my youth group at church" is "is."
Here's how you can determine the correct verb choice:
1. Identify the subject of the sentence: The subject is "Bailey along with her sisters."
2. Determine if the subject is singular or plural: In this case, the subject is a collective noun consisting of Bailey and her sisters. Collective nouns are treated as singular when they refer to a group acting as a whole. Since we are referring to the entire group of Bailey and her sisters as a single unit, we treat it as singular.
3. Choose the verb accordingly: Since the subject is considered a singular entity, the verb "is" should be used.
Therefore, the correct verb choice is "is," and the correct sentence is: "Bailey along with her sisters is in my youth group at church."