John, as well as Jane, are nice, hard working and tall

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John, as well as Jane, are nice, hard working and tall

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun May 06, 2018 6:56 pm

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John, as well as Jane, are nice, hard working and tall.

A. John, as well as Jane, are
B. John, as well as Jane, is
C. John and Jane are
D. John, as is also Jane, is
E. John and also Jane are

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by BTGmoderatorRO » Sat May 12, 2018 11:35 am

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Option A: Wrong
This statement won't fly because it's a repetition if the question ''AS well as'' is a subordination to john i.e. complementary.

Option B: Right
This option appears and takes a valid tone because ''john'' in the statement acts as the object of the verb 'is'. it activates the inherent strength of grammatical cohesion and agreement.

Option C: Wrong
This statement is all wrong because the conjunction ''and'' used here does not conform with the phrase ''as well as'' used to co-join it.

Option D: Wrong
Here, ''john, as is also jane, is''. This is not obtainable in grammar. It is a grammatically deficient statement lacking in strength and vigor.

Option E: Wrong
This is wrong in entirety in this particular context. But correct grammatically if only it has not changed the semantics or the meaning of the original statement.