Question23: I am confused by the sentence "Jane, as well as
her parents, is going to the theater this evening." I think the
subject should be a plural concept. Thus we must use "are"
instead of "is" here. Is the sentence wrong?
Answer: It's a correct sentence. When two nouns or pronouns
are joined together by "as well as", the singular or plural
form of the predicate is only decided by the former one.
That's to say, we may neglect the part following "as well as".
In this sentence, "Jane" is a singular concept, therefore we
can only use "is" as the predicate. The same principles can be
applied to the followings: but, with, together with, rather than,
more than, along with, etc.
问题23: 有这样一句句子Jane, as well as her parents, is going
to the theater this evening.，我觉得主语应该是一个复数的概念，
而这里却用了is做谓语。这句句子是不是错了？
回答: 句子是正确的。当两个名词或代词由as well as连接时，其谓语
动词的单复数由as well as前面的词决定。也就是说，as well as后的部
分是可以忽略不计的。在这个句子里，Jane是一个单数的概念，所以，谓
语动词只能用is。遵循同样法则词的还有：but, with, together,
rather than, more than, along with,等等。
23: 当两个名词或代词由as well as连接时，，其谓语动词的单复数由as well as前面的词决定?
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