Along With and As Well As Do Not Form Plural Subjects
Beware of words that join but do not qualify as true conjunctions and thus do not form plural subjects. These words include as well as, along with, together with, not to mention, and others. Again, another example from New Fowler:
A very profitable company such as British Telecom, along with many other companies in the UK, is not prepared to pay a reasonable amount. New Fowler, p. 35.
Neither-Nor, Subject-Verb Agreement
The problem of subject-verb agreement also crops up when you use correlative conjunctions. When you use neither . . . nor to join two subjects of a clause, you will confront the problem of number. Must the verb appear in the singular or the plural? When neither . . . nor joins two singular subjects, the verb must be singular as well. Like this:
Neither the player nor the coach wants to lose the game.
Answer:
The <u>first scene</u> takes place in Hemingway, the author's, life. The <u>second paragraph</u> switches over to the life of Nick and Marjorie.
Answer:
What are the options for this?
The aspect of Lady Bracknell's behavior that Wilde uses to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society is the fact that she is very concerned about a party instead of taking care of Mr. Bunbury's health.
Oscar Wilde uses his play "The Importance of being Earnest" to critique in a humorous way the society in Victorian times. Lady Bracknell is a clear example of the way people behaved at thay time.
Answer:
First, we should read this passage 2 or 3 times, then find all the keywords and ideas and then expand them into a summary:
<em>knelt, kissing, worshiped, vision of a baby, scratched his wrist, slipped out of the house</em>
She worshiped him and showed that by kneeling and kissing his hand, but the vision of the baby face reminded her of something bad, so she scratched his wrist and slipped out of the house immediately.
