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
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A. was punished, obeying
B. were punished, obeying
(答案→)C. was punished, breaking
D. were punished, breaking
解析：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.