Homework Help Forum: grammar

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:20pm.

This is about subject-verb agreement. How should I re-write this sentence: "Either the interviewer or hte committee members usually begins by asking simple questions about your background." "Each of the instructors are attending the conference next weekend." How should I write these two sentences.

• grammar - Ms. Sue, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:23pm

  The first sentence is correct; the second is wrong. Either and each are both singular subjects and take singular verbs.

  
  

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