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Noun follow "either of", "neither of"



 
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Noun follow "either of", "neither of" Fri Jun 20, 2008 17:15 pm  Noun follow "either of", "neither of"
 

I need to find out from the expert here could the the noun follow "either of", "neither of" to be in singular or plural, or it has to be in plural and why.

e.g Neither of the boy or boys?

Or Neither of the boy is smart or Neither of the boys are smart?
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Noun follow "either of", "neither of" Fri Jun 20, 2008 18:14 pm  Noun follow "either of", "neither of"
 

Neither of the boys is smart is grammatically correct, Steve.
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Noun follow "either of", "neither of" Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:10 am  Noun follow "either of", "neither of"
 

Is the the noun follow "either of", "neither of" must be in plural? why
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Noun follow "either of", "neither of" Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:52 am  Noun follow "either of", "neither of"
 

Yes. But neither without of +a singular noun.

Neither boy is smart. Wink
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