Which of the following sentences (1, 2, both, neither) is acceptable?
- He as well as they are in the wrong.
- 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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