State whether true or false: When we use "either-or" in a sentence with two singular subjects, the verb used will be singular.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is A True The statement is true. "Either-or", when it joins two singular subjects, takes a singular verb, according to the rules of subject-verb agreement. For example: Either my mother or my father is at home. (two singular subjects - mother and father; we use the singular auxiliary verb "is")