Anonymous Will the following sentence take a single or plural verb: Peter or John take(s) the prize. I think the verb should be takes. Can you explain why you think so?
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AnonymousWill the following sentence take a single or plural verb:
Peter or John take(s) the prize.
I think the verb should be takes.
Can you explain why you think so?
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