Question: #4: With "either, or" we look to the noun closest to the verb to determine whether whether the verb is singular or plural -- singular noun gets singular verb; plural noun gets plural verb. In this case, "students" is plural, and so receives a plural verb, which would be answer A. This may have been a typo on your part, since you gave the correct answer for #19. And of course thisr rule in no way conflicts with the. rule that "neither" when standing alone (see #8) receives a singular verb.
Question:
#4: With "either, or" we look to the noun closest to the verb to
determine whether whether the verb is singular or plural --
singular noun gets singular verb; plural noun gets plural verb.
In this case, "students" is plural, and so receives a plural verb,
which would be answer A. This may have been a typo on your
part, since you gave the correct answer for #19.
And of course thisr rule in no way conflicts with the.
rule that "neither" when standing alone (see #8) receives a
singular verb.
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