Which sentence with a compound subject joined by "or" has correct subject/verb agreement? (Use the Proximity Rule!) A. Either laptops OR watches is the best way to get on the internet. B. Either tablets OR phones is the best way to get on the internet. C. Either laptops OR computers are the best way to get on the internet. D. Either phones OR a computer are the best way to get on the internet.​

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After reading all the sentences, we can say the one that has a correct subject-verb agreement is:

C. Either laptops OR computers are the best way to get on the internet.

What are compound subjects?

  • We have a compound subject when the sentence has two or more subjects connected by the conjunctions "and" or "or". When that happens, we must pay attention to subject-verb agreement.

Subject-verb agreement with "or":

  • When the compound subject is connected by "or", we must use the proximity rule. That means the noun that is closer to the verb is the one with which the verb agrees.
  • For example, in the sentence "The twins or Alice is going to come by," we use the singular verb "is" to agree with "Alice" because "Alice" is closer to the verb.
  • On the other hand, if we invert the subjects - "Alice or the twins are going to come by" - the verb is used in the plural form to agree with "twins".

With that in mind, we can see that the sentence with a correct subject-verb agreement is C. Either laptops OR computers are the best way to get on the internet.

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