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Ryann Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Singular or plural ?

Neither French nor English is my mother tongue.

Is the above mentioned singular verb correct English? Is there any situation that we can use a plural verb with neither and nor?

  

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Ryann Is the above mentioned singular verb correct English? Yes. Ryann Is there any situation that we can use a plural verb with neither and nor?

  • Ryann Is the above mentioned singular verb correct English?
  • Yes.
  • Ryann Is there any situation that we can use a plural verb with neither and nor?
  • 'Nor' sometimes.
  • 'Neither' never.
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RyannIs the above mentioned singular verb correct English?

Yes.

Ryann Is there any situation that we can use a plural verb with neither and nor?

'Nor' sometimes. 'Neither' never. See the link below;

https://owl.engli

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RyannIs there any situation that we can use a plural verb with neither and nor?

Yes. That happens when the noun phrase after 'nor' is plural.

Neither Susan nor her friends are fond of broccoli.

That's the only case of a plural. Other cases are all singular:

Neither the pens nor the ink is on the table.

CJ

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