Question

Explain the subject-verb agreement rule that applies to a singular and a plural subject joined by or/nor. Demonstrate your understanding of the rule by composing a sentence using the compound subject "Neither Tommy nor his dancers."

Answer 1

This is a complicated situation because one part of the subject is singular and the other is plural. When being a compound subject, you use the the verb form according to the subject part that is closer to the verb. In this case, it would be "Neither Tommy nor his dancers see the bus". That is because dancers is closer to the verb.