Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 5/5

Either the senator's two aides or the senator herself ______ scheduled to deliver the response on Friday.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Explanation

With "either...or," the verb agrees with the closer subject. "The senator herself" (singular) is closer, so "is" is correct.

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