As well as: grammar exercise

As well as means in addition to.

We can combine two sentences using as well as.
Study the example given below.

Trees give us fruits. They also give us shade.

We can combine these two sentences using as well as.

Trees give us fruits as well as shade.

Another example is given below.

She owns a car. She owns a motorbike.

She owns a car as well as a motorbike.

When we combine two subjects with as well as, the verb is likely to be
singular if the first subject is singular.

Maya is studying for the test. Her friends are studying for the test.

Maya as well as her friends is studying for the test.

The moon gives us light at night. The stars also give us light.

The moon as well as the stars gives us light at night.

Combine the following sentences using as well as.

1. She is greedy. She is dishonest.
2. He is well-educated. His sister is well-educated.
3. Peter is innocent. His friend is also innocent.
4. Animals need food to survive. Plants need food to survive.
5. The cow gives us milk. The goat gives us milk.
6. Elephants are found in India. They are also found in Africa.
7. The chairman attended the meeting. The secretary attended the meeting.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.

1. She works in the film industry as well as ---------------------- for magazines.
a) writes
b) writing
c) either could be used here
2. She dances as well as she ----------------------.
a) sings
b) singing
c) either could be used here

3. I have to cook the meals as well as ---------------------- the house.

a) clean
b) cleaning
c) either could be used here
4. As well as ---------------------- a cake, she made some delicious ice cream.
a) bake
b) baking
c) either could be used here
5. He sings as well as ---------------------a) acts
b) acting
c) either could be used here
6. John, as well as I, ---------------------- delighted to find your letter in our
mailbox.
a) was
b) were
c) either could be used here

As well as has a similar meaning to not only ... but also.

She has got a bike. She has got a car.
We can combine these two sentences in several ways.
In addition to a bike, she has got a car.
She has got a car as well as a bike.
She has got not only a bike but also a car.
Combine the following sentences using as well as.
1. Trees give us fruits. Trees give us firewood.
2. Appu is intelligent. He is hard-working.
3. Vijay is studying. His friends are also studying.
4. The moon gives us light at night. The stars give us light at night.
5. The teachers were present at the meeting. The headmaster was present
at the meeting.
6. She is greedy. She is dishonest.
7. God made great things. God made small things.
8. She is beautiful. She is intelligent.
9. Mark is guilty. His brothers are also guilty.
10. Animals need food. Plants need food.
11. The cow gives us milk. The goat gives us milk.
12. Elephants are found in India. They are also found in Africa.

Answers
1. She is greedy as well as dishonest.

2. He as well as his sister is well-educated.

3. Peter as well as his friend is innocent.
4. Animals as well as plants need food to survive.
5. The cow as well as the goat gives us milk.
6. Elephants are found in India as well as in Africa.
7. The chairman as well as the secretary attended the meeting.

Answers
1. She works in the film industry as well as writing for magazines. (When
we put a verb after as well as, we most often use the -ing form.)
2. She dances as well as she sings. (= Her singing is as good as her
dancing.)
3. I have to cook the meals as well as clean the house. (When the main
clause contains a to-infinitive, an infinitive without to is possible after as well
as.)
4. As well as baking a cake, she made some delicious ice cream.
5. He sings as well as acting. (When we put a verb after as well as, we most
often use the -ing form.)
6. John, as well as I, was delighted to find your letter in our mailbox. (When
we connect two singular subjects with as well as, the verb is usually singular
if the first verb is singular.)

Answers
1. Trees give us firewood as well as fruits.
2. Appu is intelligent as well as hard-working.
3. Vijay as well as his friends is studying.
4. The moon as well as the stars gives us light at night.
5. The teachers as well as the headmaster were present at the
meeting. (Here the plural verb were agrees with the plural subject
teachers.)
6. She is greedy as well as dishonest.
7. God made great things as well as small things.
8. She is beautiful as well as intelligent.

9. Mark as well as his brothers is guilty. (Here the singular verb 'is'
agrees with the singular subject Mark.)
10. Animals as well as plants need food.
11. The cow as well as the goat gives us milk. (When we connect
two subjects with as well as, the verb is likely to be singular if the
first subject is singular.)
12. Elephants are found in India as well as in Africa.