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Question
4 circle the sentence below that uses correct subject/verb agreement. neither my mom nor my sister are here right now. neither my mom nor my sister is here right now.
Brief Explanations
To determine correct subject - verb agreement with "neither...nor...", the verb agrees with the noun closer to it (proximity rule). Here, "my sister" (singular) is closer to the verb. So "is" (singular verb) is correct, making the second sentence ("Neither my mom nor my sister is here right now.") have proper subject - verb agreement.
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Neither my mom nor my sister is here right now.