By Plural subject, Noun phrases

Niether / or question and usage Searching findings: If two singular subjects are connected by neither . . . nor or either . . . or, the verb must be singular as well. • Neither Spiderman nor Batman is going to the party. • Either Slim or Roger has to leave town...

Hi, it's me, Ralf, the starter of this thread. Thanks for your answers so far. A post in another thread pointed me to the "American Heritage - Book of English Usage", where I found this section: According to the standard rule, when the pronoun there precedes a verb such as be, seem, or appear,...