#18 (EXPLANATION OF 6TH TYPE IN #12) AND Vs ADDITIVE PHRASES An Additive Phrase is just another Middleman.The word and can unite two or more singular subjects, forming a compound plural subject. Ex: 1) Joe AND his friends ARE gojng to the beach. 2) Mathematics, history, AND science ARE mandatory high-school subjects. Many other words and phrases besides and can "add" to a subject. These words and phrases are called ADDITIVE PHRASES. Examples include the following: along with Polly, in addition to surgery, accompanied by me, together with a tie, as well as the mayor, including salt and pepper UNLIKE AND, ADDITIVE PHRASES DO NOT FORM COMPOUND SUBJECTS. Rather, additive phrases function as modifiers and therefore CANNOT CHANGE THE NUMBER OF SUBJECT. Ex: 1) Joe as well as his friends, IS going to the beach. 2 ) Mathematics, in addition to history and science, IS a required subject. NOTE: Mathematics is singular, although it ends in an -s; the same thing is true of other school subjects, as well as of some activities (e.g., aerobics) and diseases (e.g., diabetes).
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