<p>"Neither the Florida coast nor the Caribbean islands was prepared..."</p>
<p>apparently it should be </p>
<p>"Neither the Florida coast or the Caribbean islands were prepared for"</p>
<p>can someone explain why you can use "neither...or" (this is from Barran's how to prep for the SAT", or is the answer key just wrong?</p>
<p>In Neither-Nor, the form of the subject is determined by what comes after the nor. That is to say, "The Caribbean Islands" which are plural.</p>
<p>PS - I think you've made a mistake. Neither always comes with nor.</p>
<p>When you see "neither" or "either", the verb always matches the latter subject.
Also, remember neither nor, either or.</p>
<p>Ex:</p>
<p>"Neither the Florida coast nor the Caribbean island was prepared"
"Neither the Florida coast nor the Caribbean islands were prepared."</p>
<p>Hope I cleared it up~</p>
<p>Its definitely neither nor. The sats wouldnt go beyond that.</p>
<p>right, then it must be a mistake in the book's answer key, because one of the choices used "neither ...nor" (which i chose), but it apparently isn't the answer in the back. Thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>i lol at barrons.</p>
<p>You lol at anything non-CB :P</p>
<p>=] everyone should be =D</p>