It is not only unnecessary; it is wrong in my opinion.

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"Only Noah, his family, and the animals in their boat, were saved."
Is the comma preceding were saved necessary, please?
It is not only unnecessary; it is wrong in my opinion.
'Only Noah, together with his family and the animals in their boat, were saved.'
Are the commas necessary?
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Matthew, the phrases "together with" and "along with", when used after a singular subject, do not make the subject plural.
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