Plural following either/or neither/nor

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<p>If the last subject of the either, or / neither, nor construction is plural, does the verb take a plural ending? ex:</p>

<p>Neither the farmer nor the pigeons were happy.</p>

<p>Is this correct because the last subject (pigeons) is plural?</p>

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<p>yes, it’s the noun closest to the verb</p>

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<p>I believe you are correct.</p>