问题
选择题
Tom, together with his classmates, ______ because of _______ the school rules.
A．was punished, obeying
B．were punished, obeying
C．was punished, breaking
D．were punished, breaking
答案
答案：C
考察主谓一致计词义辨析. together with his classmates为伴随主语,谓语与Tom保持一致。句意：汤姆以及他的同学由于违反校规被处罚。Obey遵守;break打破,破坏.故选C.