Singular or plural verb in this sentence
Hi Everyone,
I completed a preemployment grammar test with this question:
Either she or I __________ dinner each day.
The choices were prepare and prepares. I chose prepares only because it sounds better when read aloud. It was scored as incorrect.
"she prepares" for example would work, but I recognize that "I prepares" does not.
What say you?
Eric
Top answer
With the either ... or ... construction, the agreement is with the element after 'or', in this case "I".
- With the either ...
- or ...
- construction, the agreement is with the element after 'or', in this case "I".
- I prepare .
- The item was correctly scored as wrong because you chose 'prepares'.
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With the either ... or ... construction, the agreement is with the element after 'or', in this case "I". I prepare.
The item was correctly scored as wrong because you chose 'prepares'.
By the way the rule is the same for neither ... nor ....
CJ
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