Sunday, August 4, 2013

grammar - What is the correct verb that follows "as well as?"

Which of the following sentences (1, 2, both, neither) is acceptable?




  1. He as well as they are in the wrong.

  2. He as well as they is in the wrong.



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Two things are troublesome about this. Although some usage guides say that singular verb forms should be used here, the sentence above sounds extremely awkward with a singular verb form. Secondly, there seem to be many examples around where this "rule" prescribed by these guides isn't followed. Is as well as definitely parenthetical here?

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