Additive phrases act as modifiers and do not compound/pluralize the subject.
Additive Phrases include the following markers –
AS WELL AS, TOGETHER WITH, INCLUDING, APART FROM, RATHER THAN, INSTEAD OF, NOT, IN ADDITION TO
In case of additives, the noun to the *Left hand side* of the additive phrase determines the cardinality of the verb. This is because, in such constructions, the noun to the *Right hand side* is simply provided as a way of providing “additional information” about the *main topic* of the clause.
Note that this is different from the conjunction “AND” – when the conjunction “AND” connects 2 (or more) DIFFERENT elements, ALL the elements contribute to being the “main topic(s)” of the clause, and hence the verb will be pluralized.
So, assuming that the captain and the coach are 2 different people, the following example illustrates the distinction in the verb forms – The captain AND the coach select the team BUT The captain AS WELL AS the coach selects the team
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