WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS THE SUBECT-VERB AGREEMENT correct?
A. The sound of the waves are drowning out their cities for help.
B. Either Jim or I am going to the convention.
C. Neither Carol nor her children is coming to the reunion.
D. There is too many people to fit into this small room.
ANSWER IS B.
AM I CORRECT
3 answers
none of these sentences as written are correct. Are you sure that you copied them down correctly?
THESE ARE THE EXACT ANSWERS I HAVE FROM THE TEXT BOOK
There is one that is correct, but it's tricky.
B is correct.
When you have an either...or... situation with the subjects, the verb matches whichever subject is closer to it. In this case "Jim" and "I" are the subjects, and in that sentence "am" is the verb that goes with "I" -- do you see it?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm#correlative_conjunctions
B is correct.
When you have an either...or... situation with the subjects, the verb matches whichever subject is closer to it. In this case "Jim" and "I" are the subjects, and in that sentence "am" is the verb that goes with "I" -- do you see it?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm#correlative_conjunctions