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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Subject-verb aagreement

qs: The teacher and the students is/are tired.

is the subject "teacher" (that means we use "is")
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is the subject "teacher and the students" ("are")

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The subject of the sentence is The teacher and the students so the answer is are .

— Orpheus

  • The subject of the sentence is The teacher and the students so the answer is are .
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The subject of the sentence is The teacher and the students so the answer is are.
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But what if we change the sentence to: The teacher, as well as the students, is tired.

Is the subject the teacher now?
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I'd say yes, especially with the commas there.
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