In Noun phrases^x, Whom^x, Conversations^x

1. Neither of my friends are rich. 2. Neither of my friends is rich. My inclination would be to use #1; though #2 is fine. The OED seems happy with "neither of" + noun phrase + plural verb, and gives an example: 3. Neither of us are the proper judges. It also seems to be acceptable in...

Who, whom and whose are relative pronouns. Who and whom are used for persons. They introduce relative clauses postmodifying the head of a noun phrase, and they are identical in form with interrogative pronouns but function differently. Who: nominative form. "The student who failed the test...