Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.
Not only the students but also their principal ______ invited to the ceremony.

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Correct answer: A

With "not only ... but also", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, which is "their principal": singular, so "was".

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"Were" agrees with "the students", which are further from the verb.

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Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.Not only the students but also their principal ______ invited to the ceremony.