5jj, Here are some examples I have and would appreciate the assistance / correct use
My mom and dad ARE / IS
My mom, together with my dad, IS/ARE
My mom, as well as the rest of my family, IS/ARE
My mom, and to a lesser extent by dad, IS/ARE
5jj, Here are some examples I have and would appreciate the assistance / correct use
My mom and dad ARE / IS
My mom, together with my dad, IS/ARE
My mom, as well as the rest of my family, IS/ARE
My mom, and to a lesser extent by dad, IS/ARE
What do you think this one?
If we assume "my mon and dad" as a single unit like a husband and wife and a tongue and tooth, we can write
"My mon and dad is very old" like "A husband and wife is a tongue and tooth".
But you, a native speaker, do think of "husband and wife" as a single unit. Why don't you think of "mom and dad" as a single unit?
That is not natural English.A/an can be used before two nouns as a singule unit, I have learned. The example is "A husband and wife is a tongue and tooth".