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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Sentence correction

neither of the girls are to blame for the mistake
  

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Neither of the girls is to blame for the mistake.

— Mister Micawber

  • Neither of the girls is to blame for the mistake.
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Neither of the girls is to blame for the mistake.
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is is the correct form. You might be in a group who think you are being 'stuffy', but it is correct and easily defended by removing the prepositional phrase 'of the girls'.
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