• Either --- or, Neither --- nor দ্বারা Singular Subject যুক্ত হলে Verb Singular হয়।
- Example: Either he or his brother is guilty.
• Either --- or, Neither --- nor দ্বারা যুক্ত Subject যদি ভিন্ন Person এর হয় তবে Verb টি শেষ Subject অনুযায়ী নিবে।
- Example: Neither he nor his friends are present in the class.
• Structure:
- [Either/neither] + noun + [or/nor] + singular noun + singular verb.
- Example: Neither the salesmen nor the marketing manager is in favor of the system.
- [Either/neither] + noun + [or/nor] + plural noun + plural verb.
- Example: Neither John nor his friends are going to the beach today.
• Subject ভিন্ন Person এর হওয়ার কারণে Verb টি শেষ Subject (the students) অনুযায়ী প্রদত্ত Sentence টিতে Plural Verb হিসেবে Are বসেবে।
• Correct Sentence: Neither the teacher nor the students are present in the classroom.
Source: Advanced Learner's Communicative English Grammar & Composition By Chowdhury & Hossain.