A little help, please, with subject/verb agreement in a
sentence. These I have no trouble with:
And pretty sure about this:
But what about this one?
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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Richard Veit
Department of English