Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement ignoring an as well as phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The director, as well as the two producers, ____ present at the screening.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. are
- D. have been
Answer: A. was
"as well as the two producers" is a parenthetical phrase; the subject is "the director", singular.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- Plural, treating "as well as" like "and".
- C. are
- Plural and present.
- D. have been
- Plural.
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