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    Sentence Correction
  I: Introduction
  II: Grammar Basics
  III: Sentence Correction Tips
  IV: Three-Step Method
V: Seven Error Types  
 1. Subject-Verb Agreement
      A. Introduction
      B. Subject/Verb Separation
      C. Collective Nouns
      D. Plural/Singular
      E. Neither/Either
      F. Or/Nor
      G. Subject/Verb/Object
      H. Quantity Words
      I.   Sample Questions
 2. Modifiers
 3. Parallelism
 4. Pronoun Agreement
 5. Verb Time Sequences
 6. Comparisons
 7. Idioms
  VI: Sample Questions
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1. Subject-Verb Agreement: Neither / Either
 
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Subject-Verb Agreement

A. Introduction
B. Subject / Verb Separation
C. Collective Nouns
D. Plural / Singular
E. Neither / Either
F. Or / Nor
G. Subject / Verb / Object
H. Quantity Words
I. Sample Questions

Neither and either always take singular verbs when acting as the subject of a sentence.

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Here, neither is the subject and behaves like a singular noun. It requires the singular verb is.
 

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In this example, Either (or Either one) is the subject and behaves like a singular noun. It requires the singular verb is.

This rule does not apply to the correlative pairs Either…or and Neither…nor, which are discussed in the next section. 

D. Plural / Singular F. Or / Nor

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