Question

Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its compound subject? A. Neither the terns nor the gulls have returned yet. B. A cement mixer and a bulldozer has blocked the entrance to the street. C. Either Janice or Rosa are her best friend. D. Either those bushes or that tree are blocking the sunlight.

Answer 1

It's A as the 'neither-nor' type include both nouns in the identical form which is the plural, so the verb must be in the plural.