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I like to check,

1) The father, together with his two year old son , is building a sandcastle.

2) The two girls , together with their brother, is or are coming with us.

I have read
When a singular subject is joined to other subjects using "together with " , singular verb is used.

no. 1) correct
but
no. 2) is or are ?

 

[David L.]

Yes When a singular subject is joined to other subjects using "together with " , a singular verb is used.
Likewise, When a plural subject is joined to other subjects using "together with ", a plural verb is used.
'girls' is plural, so the plural verb 'are' would be used.