CAT 1991 — VARC Question 5
Subject-Verb AgreementEasy
From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.
Answer & solution
- 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).