Bunuel wrote:
John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are sick.
A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
B. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is
C. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is
D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are
E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are sick.A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular subject surgeon does not agree with the plural verb are.
Remember that only the word and makes a subject that is made up of several nouns automatically plural. If the nouns are connected by as well as, the subject is only what comes BEFORE as well as. In this case, what comes before as well as is a singular noun - the surgeon. Therefore, the subject is singular, and the verb should also be singular.
In addition, this answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well asB. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is
While this corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake and is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well asC. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect because the plural subject the surgeon and three operation room nurses does not agree with the singular verb is.
Remember that when both the subject and the verb are underlined, you need to check them both for agreement. Assuming that the subject remains the same as it was in the original sentence and that you only need to find a different verb will lead you to the wrong answer choice.D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are
Well done! This answer in not only grammatically correct, but also stylistically great as it replaces the three letter phrase as well as with the single word and. This makes the sentence more concise.E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
This answer choice repeats the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake: the singular subject surgeon does not agree with the plural verb are.
Remember that only the word and makes a subject that is made up of several nouns automatically plural. If the nouns are connected by as well as, the subject is only what comes BEFORE as well as. In this case, what comes before as well as is a singular noun - the surgeon. Therefore, the subject is singular, and the verb should also be singular.
In addition, this answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well as
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03 Sep 2021, 07:30
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