And Vs Additive

By Abhishek Tomar on Aug 20, 2009 with Comments 0

Now its time to know what words can change the verbs and subject agreement. “AND” unite two or more singular subjects to make it a plural subject, so be care full. For Example:

David and his friends ARE going to the beach
Math, English and history ARE mandatory subject in this class.

So when you see AND that means plural verb. But be careful that not all words that add two or more singular subjects to plural.

Such words are as follows

Along with, in addition to, together with, including, as well as, accompanied by

Like AND these words do not join two singular subjects to form plural so the verb remain the same. For Example:

David along with his friend IS going to the party
Math, in addition to English and history IS a required subject.