[Grammar] doubt

Dear Sir,
Neither of us do the work
Neither of us does the work
Sir, which one is correct. Kindly reply to my email
Thank you

edmondjanet said:

Dear Sir,
Neither of us do the work
Neither of us does the work
Sir, which one is correct. Kindly reply to my email
Thank you

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♥♦♣♠ NOT A TEACHER ♥♦♣♠
Neither of us does the work is more formal.

1st one is good. Neither of us do the work

talented said:

1st one is good. Neither of us do the work

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That is not correct, talented(?).

Only 'Neither of us does the work' is correct.

(I wish students would get into the habit of ending simple sentences with full stops.)

Edmundjanet, note that Neither of us do/does the work would have been a more meaningful thread title than Re: doubt.

Rover

I am not a teacher.

"Neither" is tricky. Native speakers disagree about whether it is singular or plural in certain cases. I make it singular when I can, because it is. But sometimes that does not sound right: Neither the cat nor the dogs was hungry. Some readers see your sentence that way, that the plural form "us" right next to the verb makes the plural form sound better: Neither of us do the work. To my ear, "us" is in the objective case and therefore can't influence the verb; this is a matter of ear, not grammar. If you had "Neither of the pilots think we should land", "thinks" sounds a bit precious. Again, ear.

Final answer: Neither of us does the work.

edmondjanet said:

Dear Sir,
Neither of us do the work
Neither of us does the work
Sir, which one is correct. Kindly reply to my email
Thank you

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The problem here is that grammar rules may not comform with practical usage. If you google it you will see that some people tend to say things like

- Neither of us do the work.

Neither is singular according to the grammar rules. However, if we have a cluase with "of + plural pronoun" many would choose DO in this case.

Neither of us does the work. (is the correct one in conjunction with the grammar rules.)