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OpenStudy (jjsfiv):

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement? A: Neither the Western Hemispheres nor the Eastern Hemisphere are immune to flooding. B:Neither the Western Hemisphere nor the Eastern Hemisphere is immune to flooding.

OpenStudy (sila1453):

A

OpenStudy (anaise):

It would be are

OpenStudy (anaise):

go to sleep

OpenStudy (hoot_hoot):

SUBJECTS JOINED BY EITHER/OR & NEITHER/NOR: The verb agrees to the subject nearer to it. So, if the subject nearer to it is singular, the verb should also be singular, and vice versa. The answer to your question is B because the subject Eastern Hemisphere is singular.

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