Choose the word which best completes the sentence

Neither the cat nor the dog (play, plays) together.

And

Neither the cat nor the dogs (play, plays) together.

And

Neither the cats nor the dogs (play, plays) together.

Study this site and then post what you think.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

1.plays

2.play
3.play

....I think lol

Looks good to me. The noun closer to the verb determines whether to use singular or plural.

Thank you!

Yes. They're right.

To determine the correct form of the verb "play" in these sentences, we first need to understand the subject. In each sentence, the subject is a combination of two nouns connected by "nor."

1. In the first sentence, the subject is "the cat nor the dog." Since both "cat" and "dog" are singular nouns, the verb should be in the singular form. Therefore, the correct answer is "Neither the cat nor the dog plays together."

2. In the second sentence, the subject is "the cat nor the dogs." While "cat" is a singular noun, "dogs" is a plural noun. In this case, since there is a plural noun in the subject, the verb should also be in the plural form. Therefore, the correct answer is "Neither the cat nor the dogs play together."

3. In the third sentence, the subject is "the cats nor the dogs." Since both "cats" and "dogs" are plural nouns, the verb should be in the plural form. Therefore, the correct answer is "Neither the cats nor the dogs play together."