This question is based on ‘The Lekki Headmaster’. Why did Mr. Bepo argue that there was no error in Fafore’s grammatical mistake?

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Source: JAMB · 2024

This question is based on ‘The Lekki Headmaster’.

Why did Mr. Bepo argue that there was no error in Fafore’s grammatical mistake?

  1. He was unaware of the mistake.
  2. He believed it was a rule of Standard English. ✓
  3. He thought the MD was exaggerating.
  4. He wanted to protect Fafore’s job.
Explanation

Mr. Bepo argued that Fafore’s sentence “Ade as well as Jide comes” was correct.

A phrase joined by “as well as” or “together with” does not make the subject plural. The verb agrees with the first subject, Ade, so it stays singular: “comes”, not “come”. This is the rule of subject-verb concord.

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