- Either of the two resolutions are made by me.
- Working out, as well as reading, are some ways to release stress.
It says the subject-verb agreements in the following sentences are incorrect.
These sentences seem fine to me.
Could you please explain what's wrong and why?
Source: from a Complete Canadian Curriculum book, in the English section.
Best Answer
In both sentences the predicate should be "is". The rules are the following: if the subject is expressed by either of, none of, neither of we use a singular verb as we mean one item ( "either of" meaning "either this or that one"), in the second sentence we have "as well as", the sentence can be rephrased: working out just like reading ( we compare two things, but caracterise one of them, the first one, so the predicate agrees with it, if it' s singular the verb is singular and if plural it requires a plural verb