Dick,
   Wouldn't "society at large" include "at-risk individuals"? If that's
the case, then "as well as" is out of place; something like "especially
at-risk individuals" would seem more appropriate. I think that's what's
throwing you--"as well as" usually compounds, but you can't compound
something by adding something it already includes.
   "Everybody, as well as at-risk individuals"... Seems goofy.
   Are "at-risk individuals" outside of mainstream (at large?) society. If
so, then that should be make more explicit.
   Even so, the commas make it awkward.
   Here are my choices:
   Good policy will come when mainstream society as well as those outside
the mainstream who are most at-risk are educated about HPV. (Commas
would make it seem like an aside while "as well as" compounds. I would
advise against it.)

   Good policy will come when society at large, especially those most
at-risk, is educated about HPV. (This seems to me the best solution,
provided it's in harmony with the writer's intentions.)

Craig
>

A little help, please, with subject/verb agreement in a sentence. These
> I have no trouble with:
>
>
>
> *	Good policy will come when society at large is educated about
> HPV.
> *	Good policy will come when at-risk individuals are educated
> about HPV.
> *	Good policy will come when society at large and at-risk
> individuals are educated about HPV.
>
>
>
> And pretty sure about this:
>
>
>
> *	Good policy will come when society at large (not just at-risk
> individuals) is educated about HPV.
>
>
>
> But what about this one?
>
>
>
> *	Good policy will come when society at large, as well as at-risk
> individuals, is/are educated about HPV.
>
>
>
> Do the commas make the second phrase an aside so that the verb should
> agree with "society" only (i.e., "is")? Or do we treat "as well as" as
> equivalent to "and," making "are" the right choice? I seek your informed
> guidance on the matter. Any specific reference to authority is
> especially welcome.
>
>
>
> Dick
>
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