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Originally Posted by joham  But ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE (published in 1999 by Cambridge University Press) says:
Each/ Neither/ Either of the books is/ are...
and it says that the use of is is more formal.
Maybe the world-known grammatical book is more dependable? |
Indefinite pronouns such as
either,
one,
everyone,
everybody and
everything are
singular :
Does either of you [two] have a pencil?
Neither of the [ two]boys has a formal education.
Indefinite pronoun
none may be singular or plural depending on its referents:
None of the students have passed their exams.
Note:
None is singular when it refers to
no one of or
not a single one:
None of the girls is married.
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The use of
either and
neither with a
singular verb is not formal; it is grammatically correct. If you are supposed to take an FCE examination, use either, neither with singular verb. You can use indefinite pronouns
several, few,
both and
many with plural verbs.