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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Correct verb?

When I say 'Neither I nor my children' should that be followed by 'was' or 'were'?
  

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Anonymous When I say 'Neither I nor my children' should that be followed by 'was' or 'were'? Because of the noun being closet to the verb is 'children', which is plural, the verb agreement should be plural (were).

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  • Anonymous When I say 'Neither I nor my children' should that be followed by 'was' or 'were'?
  • Because of the noun being closet to the verb is 'children', which is plural, the verb agreement should be plural (were).
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Anonymous When I say 'Neither I nor my children' should that be followed by 'was' or 'were'?
Because of the noun being closet to the verb is 'children', which is plural, the verb agreement should be plural (were).
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