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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

English grammer - use of 'is and are'

Does one say:

The boys as well as the girl is going to town.

or

The boys as well as the girl are going to town.

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Hello, The second sentence is the correct one. The boys is the principle subject and has to take the plural verb are . In actual conversation, you probably would say The boys are going to town, and so is the girl.

— TrysB

  • Hello, The second sentence is the correct one.
  • The boys is the principle subject and has to take the plural verb are .
  • In actual conversation, you probably would say The boys are going to town, and so is the girl.
  • Or more simply, The boys and the girl are going to town.
  • The construction, The boys as well as...
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Hello,
The second sentence is the correct one. The boys is the principle subject and has to take the plural verb are.

In actual conversation, you probably would say The boys are going to town, and so is the girl. Or more simply, The boys and the girl are going to town.

The construction, The boys as well as... sounds very stilted and I hope
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AnonymousDoes one say:

The boys as well as the girl is going to town.

or

The boys as well as the girl are going to town.

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An "as well as" phrase is ignored in determining agreement.

The boys ... are going to town.

CJ
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correct one is The boys as well as the girl are going to town
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