Melissa’s car, along with seven others parked in the 500 block of Southwest 10th Street _____ reportedly burglarized last week.

Question

(1 point)
Responses

was
was

were

Answer 1

The correct response is "was."

The complete sentence would read: "Melissa’s car, along with seven others parked in the 500 block of Southwest 10th Street was reportedly burglarized last week."

This is because the main subject "Melissa’s car" is singular, and the phrase "along with seven others" does not change the number of the subject.