as well as

as well as
as well as
1. This is used both as a conjunction, in which case a following pronoun agrees with a preceding noun or pronoun

• (It was obvious that he had been consulted as well as I —Graham Greene, 1965)

or, more commonly, as a preposition (in which case the last example would read…as well as me). It may also be followed by a verbal noun, ending in -ing especially when it is put at the beginning of a sentence:

• As well as being highly collectable…they make surprisingly roomy containers for all sorts of items —Daily Telegraph, 1980.

Here usage has largely overtaken Fowler's preference in principle for a form of the verb that matches the verb used earlier in the sentence (e.g. His death leaves a gap as well as creates a by-election). This construction only possible with transitive verbs still occurs, typically when an auxiliary or modal verb such as have and will precedes

• (I'm sure the children will learn a lot from the project as well as enjoy themselves getting stuck in to the mud and planting the bulbs —Bolton Evening News, 2003).

2. A verb following a subject that includes as well as should agree with the noun or pronoun that precedes as well as:

• He believes that tutor as well as pupil benefits from the arrangement —Oxford Today, 1990.

This is because the addition (here, the phrase as well as pupil) is regarded as a parenthesis and not as part of the main sentence (as it would be if as well as were replaced by and). See also agreement 3.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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