Subject-Verb agreement

The verb always agrees with the subject of the sentence

Prepositional phrases

There can be prepositional phrases between the subject and the verb.

However, THE VERB STILL AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT​

Subject | Subject

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​Neither​

Neither is negative and when used alone, refers to the whole pair.

It is equivalent to “not one or the other”.

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Because it refers to just one member of a pair, neither must be used before a singular noun.

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It can also be used with a plural noun or pronoun if followed by “of”.

​Neither student likes failing

Neither of the teachers wants you to fail

Either

Either is positive and when used alone, refers to one of the two members of the pair.

​Either day is good for the exam (today or tomorrow)

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It is equivalent to “one or the other”.

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Because it refers to just one member of a pair, either must be used before a singular noun. It can also be used with a plural noun or pronoun if followed by “of”.

​Either of the days works well for us!​

It is a way of seeing a group as a series of members

• Every person in this class loves English​

​Every

It refers to the members of a group as individuals

• Each student gets the grade they deserve​

• Each of the students will get a good grade

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Neither the phone nor the tablet is working ​

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Neither my mother nor my siblings like chocolate​

One plural subject makes the verb plural​

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Neither... nor...

I will come either on Friday or on Saturday

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Either Pablo or Jennifer are good candidates ​

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Either... or...

One hundred years is quite a long time for a person to live​

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Periods of time

Five hundred euros is a lot of money for a watch

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Sums of money