Answer the following questions by choosing the correct alternative from the given:

The judge was feeling tired. The court-clerks were also feeling tired. Combining these two sentences into a single sentence using 'as well as' we get:

Correct option is C

When using the phrase "as well as", the verb typically agrees with the subject that is closest to it. In this case, "the judge" is singular, and although "court-clerks" is plural, the subject "the judge" takes precedence, so the verb should be singular. Therefore, "was" is the correct verb form.

Let's break down the options:

• Option (A): "The judge as well as the court-clerks is feeling tired." – Incorrect because it uses a singular verb ("is") with a compound subject, and "court-clerks" is plural.

• Option (B): "The judge as well as the court-clerks are feeling tired." – Incorrect because the verb ("are") should match "the judge," which is singular.
  
  

• Option (C): "The judge as well as the court-clerks was feeling tired." – Correct because the verb ("was") agrees with the singular subject ("the judge").
  
  

• Option (D): "The judge as well as the court-clerks were feeling tired." – Incorrect because it uses the plural verb ("were"), which does not agree with the singular subject "the judge."