Subject verb agreement sample 3

The lack of time, as well as price, is the main barrier to many students wanting to socialise.

"is" is correct because it relates to "lack of time". There should be a comma after "price".

Thank you tamguatlay.

My class is saying the same thing, but when I ask a couple of other friends, who are English teachers, they agree with me.

The phrase, as well as, means the same thing as - and. Both time and price carry the same weight. To use 'is' is an oxymoron. It makes no sense to use 'is'. When did this rule come into play and why?

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Cup cakeThe phrase, as well as, means the same thing as - and.

Yes, but 'as well as' is a subordinating conjunction, while 'and' is a coordinating conjunction.

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No, an oxymoron is a phrase containing opposite meanings, like 'military intelligence'.

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OK, I get this one now. Thank you Mr. M.

I was thinking that 'is' and 'are' are opposite by the token that single is the opposite of plural. That was what I was thinking.

Cup caketo many students' wanting to socialise.

Technically, an apostrophe is needed, but there is controversy about whether this rule really needs to be followed in every case.
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Strange as it may seem, "as well as" phrases don't enter into the agreement. Ignore everything in su

The same happens with accompanied by, together with, along with, rather than.

Thanks CJ. Brilliant, as usual.

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