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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Like/likes

Neither her parents nor her sister like/likes her new friends. (For some reason like sounds right. Help please.)
  

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Neither her parents nor her sister likes her new friends.

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  • Neither her parents nor her sister likes her new friends.
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Neither her parents nor her sister likes her new friends.
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In 'neither...nor' constructions the verb must match the subject after 'nor', hence 'likes' is the right choice.
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Mentee In 'neither...nor' constructions the verb must match the subject after 'nor', hence 'likes' is the right choice.
That's what some style guides say. Many speakers of BrE would use 'like', and not many object. I recommend that learners use 'likes' in examinations.
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