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Read the following sentence. Choose the correct option according to the directions given in brackets.
The students were excited about the field trip. The teacher was also excited about the same. (Combine using “as well as”)
(A) The students as well as the teacher were excited about the field trip.
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(B) The students as well as not the teacher were excited about the field trip.
(C) The students but not the teacher were excited about the field trip.
(D) The students with the teacher were excited about the field trip.
Answer as written by the student:
The correct answer is (A) The students as well as the teacher were excited about the field trip.
Step-by-step explanation of the answer: 🧠
- In this case, the subject that is more important and more general is “the students” , as they are the main focus of the field trip. The subject that is less important and more specific is “the teacher”. 🙆♂️
- In this case, the verb is “were” , which is plural and third-person, and matches the first subject, which is “the students”. So, we keep the verb as “were” in the combined sentence. 🙆♂️
- The last thing to do is to add the rest of the sentence, which is the predicate, or the part that tells us what the subject does or is. The predicate is the same in both sentences, which is “excited about the field trip” . So, we add it to the end of the combined sentence. 🙆♂️
Therefore, the final sentence in the combined form is “The students as well as the teacher were excited about the field trip”. 🙆♂️
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