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Neither Amit nor Raju are staying with his parents in Mumbai.

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  1. are staying
  2. in Mumbai
  3. with his parents 
  4. Neither Amit nor Raju

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Option 1 : are staying
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The correct option is are staying

Key Points

When there are 2 different subjects that are joined by either____or/ neither____nor / not only____but also/ __or__ ,and are different in numbers, the subject closer to the verb decides whether the verb will be singular or plural.

  • Examples-
    • There is / are either some boys (subject closer to the verb ) or a girl in the class.
    • Neither the ministers nor the King (subject closer to the verb) have / has been arrested.
    • Not only Sapna but also her friends (subject closer to the verb) has / have come.
  • Here, the subject closer to the verb is 'Raju' and thus the verb ‘are’ will be replaced by ‘is’ to agree with the singular subject.

Hence the correct sentence is: Neither Amit nor Raju is staying with his parents in Mumbai.

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