CAT 1991VARC Question 5

Subject-Verb AgreementEasy

From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: Either you or he has to be here.

  • A

    Either you or he have to be here.

  • Either you or he has to be here.

  • C

    Neither you nor he have to be here.

  • D

    Neither you nor they has to be here.

Solution

When ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are followed by ‘or’ and ‘nor’ respectively, the verb depends on the noun
following ‘or’ and ‘nor’. 

Hence, option (b).

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