<p>please writing experts answer me this question:</p>
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<li>The Reporter for that metropolitan paper, as well as many other representatives of the media, ( has been pressured to identify ) confidential sources.</li>
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<p>A. As it is
B. have been pressured to identify</p>
<p>so what do u think???</p>
<p>A - take out “as well as many other representatives of the media” - it is unnecessary</p>
<p>the subject of the sentence is “Reporter”</p>
<p>Reporter -> has</p>
<p>I agree, if those are choices on a test. If you’re actually writing, though, avoid this construction because it creates confusion and makes both “has” and “have” seem somehow wrong.</p>
<p>but doesn’t “as well as” have the same function as “and”??
so how can we say that it’s unnecessary?!</p>
<p>As well as, in addition to, and all similar expressions IF put between commas mean that they are not part of the subject. However, the verb would take on a plural form if the subject was as following: “The Reporter for that metropolitan paper as well as many other representatives of the media have been pressured to identify confidential sources.”</p>
<p>The answer to your question is A.</p>