Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'either … or'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Either the gardener or her two assistants ____ at the stall on Saturdays.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. areCorrect
- B. is
- C. was
- D. has been
Answer: A. are
With 'either … or', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'assistants', which is plural.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- 'Is' agrees with 'gardener', but the nearer subject is plural.
- C. was
- Singular past.
- D. has been
- Singular.
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