{"id":24371,"date":"2025-10-12T07:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=24371"},"modified":"2025-10-12T07:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:36:45","slug":"singular-or-plural-verb-after-neither","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/singular-or-plural-verb-after-neither\/","title":{"rendered":"Singular or plural verb after NEITHER?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ggiss_SL0ug?si=LEvNy73Pq4GLCL8U?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher\/\">Download 30 &#8220;ask the teacher&#8221; lessons<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/1-english-grammar-e-books\/\">Learn grammmar for $1<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"190\">Should we use a singular verb or a plural verb after &#8220;neither&#8221;? English learners often ask: <em data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"311\">\u201cDo I say <strong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"259\">Neither of my parents is<\/strong> retired or <strong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"300\">Neither of my parents are<\/strong> retired?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"190\">Let\u2019s learn how to use the word &#8220;neither&#8221; correctly in several different sentence structures.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"394\">1. Neither + Singular Noun \u2192 Singular Verb<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"470\">When <strong>neither <\/strong>is followed by a singular noun, the verb is also singular.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"651\">\n<li data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"503\">\n<p data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"503\">Neither answer <strong>is<\/strong> correct.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"535\">\n<p data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"535\">Neither student <strong>was<\/strong> late.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"574\">\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"574\">Neither option <strong>seems<\/strong> attractive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"609\">\n<p data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"609\">Neither movie <strong>was<\/strong> very good.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"651\">\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"651\">Neither teacher <strong>has<\/strong> arrived yet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"740\">\ud83d\udc49 Here, <em data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"671\">neither<\/em> means \u201cnot one, not the other,\u201d so it matches a <strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"737\">singular verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"827\">2. <em data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"765\">Neither of<\/em> + Plural Noun\/Pronoun \u2192 Singular Verb (formal\/standard) or Plural Verb (informal\/everyday)<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"923\">When we say <em data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"852\">neither of<\/em> followed by a plural noun, traditional grammar uses a singular verb:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1152\">\n<li data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"963\">\n<p data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"963\">Neither of my parents <strong>is<\/strong> retired.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1010\">\n<p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1010\">Neither of the books <strong>has<\/strong> a happy ending.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1052\">\n<p data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1052\">Neither of the players <strong>was<\/strong> injured.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1097\">\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1097\">Neither of the solutions <strong>works<\/strong> for me.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1152\">\n<p data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1152\">Neither of the candidates <strong>has<\/strong> enough experience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1227\">\ud83d\udc49 This is the form you\u2019ll see in exams, textbooks, and formal writing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1412\">However, in everyday English, many people use a plural verb to match the plural noun.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1642\">\n<li data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1453\">\n<p data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1453\">Neither of my parents <strong>are<\/strong> retired.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1499\">\n<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1499\">Neither of the books <strong>have<\/strong> good reviews.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1542\">\n<p data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1542\">Neither of the players <strong>were<\/strong> injured.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1586\">\n<p data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1586\">Neither of the solutions <strong>work<\/strong> for me.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1642\">\n<p data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1642\">Neither of the candidates <strong>have<\/strong> enough experience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1733\">\ud83d\udc49 This usage is very common in conversation. It\u2019s not \u201cwrong,\u201d but it\u2019s more informal.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1809\">3. <em data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1765\">Neither A nor B \u2026<\/em> \u2192 Verb Agrees with the Second Subject<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1893\">With the structure &#8220;neither A nor B,&#8221; the verb matches the subject closest to it.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"2152\">\n<li data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1947\">\n<p data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1947\">Neither the teacher nor the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">students<\/span> <strong>are<\/strong> ready.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2000\">\n<p data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2000\">Neither the students nor the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">teacher<\/span> <strong>is<\/strong> ready.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2047\">\n<p data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2047\">Neither John nor his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">friends<\/span>\u00a0<b>have <\/b>called me.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2047\">Neither my parents nor my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brother<\/span>\u00a0<strong>has <\/strong>visited.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2093\">\n<p data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2093\">Neither the dogs nor the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cat<\/span> <strong>was<\/strong> sleeping.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2152\">\n<p data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2152\">Neither the manager nor the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">employees<\/span> <strong>were<\/strong> satisfied.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2248\">\ud83d\udc49 This rule is important for subject-verb agreement when the two subjects differ in number.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2277\">\u2705 Quick Summary:<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2455\">\n<li data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2323\">\n<p data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2323\">Neither + singular noun \u2192 singular verb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2388\">\n<p data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2388\">Neither of + plural \u2192 singular (formal), plural (informal)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2455\">\n<p data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2455\">Neither A nor B \u2192 verb agrees with the subject closest to it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/1-english-grammar-e-books\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-to-1-grammar-ebook.png\" alt=\"Basic &amp; Intermediate English Grammar E-Books\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-to-1-grammar-ebook.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-to-1-grammar-ebook-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-to-1-grammar-ebook-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-to-1-grammar-ebook-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/1-english-grammar-e-books\/\">Learn grammmar for $1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download 30 &#8220;ask the teacher&#8221; lessons Learn grammmar for $1 Should we use a singular verb or a plural verb after &#8220;neither&#8221;? 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