Question

My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, believes every silly word that _____ in trashy supermarket tabloids.
? she reads
? they read

Answer 1

The correct choice is "she reads." The sentence would thus read: "My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, believes every silly word that she reads in trashy supermarket tabloids."

This is because the subject "my grandmother" is singular, and the phrase "as well as too many other Americans" does not change the singular subject of the main clause.