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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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He as well as I is ...?

He as well as l is going there. My question is why we use verb according to "He".
  

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Anonymous why we use verb according to "He". Because it's the subject. If you wish, you may call this the " as well as rule", which says that "as well as" phrases (and all similar phrases) should be ignored for the purposes of subject-verb agreement.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous why we use verb according to "He".
  • Because it's the subject.
  • If you wish, you may call this the " as well as rule", which says that "as well as" phrases (and all similar phrases) should be ignored for the purposes of subject-verb agreement.
  • CJ
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Anonymouswhy we use verb according to "He".
Because it's the subject. If you wish, you may call this the "as well as rule", which says that "as well as" phrases (and all similar phrases) should be ignored for the purposes of subject-verb agreement.

CJ
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Far better to write "He and I are going." "As well as" really has no place being here - it may be grammatically possible, but it is not idiomatic.
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Actually, we don't use the verb according to "he". Both "he" and "I" are subjects and so you use the plural form "are". Like 'Anonymous' above me, "He and I are going..." is much better
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Hey how do you ask someone to respect the agreement
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As CJ said, it is possible (and it is right) when you use "as well as". In Spanish, we fix it by using commas: "He, as well as I, is going there", in this way you show how that phrase is related but not interfering with the rest. I know you don't use commas as much as we Spanish speaking people do, but sometimes it makes life easier (and makes it easier to read).

Therefore, you use "is",
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Here,could i use the prepositions interchangeably?Please explain me!I m very confused.
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Anonymous Be delighted with/at /by somethingHere,could i use the prepositions interchangeably?Please explain me!I m very confused.
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Anonymous Clothes are or is?
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