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The sentence uses a mixed compound subject connected by nor so the verb agrees with the singular subject that is closer.
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I hope the council agrees to approve my resolution.
Neither Julius nor the tourists want to wait for the rain to end before visiting the museum. Subjects joined by “or” or “nor” - two or more subjects, joined by “or” or “nor” require a verb that agrees with the subject closest to the verb.
He agrees with you. Or he is in agreement with you.
"The students gathered in the library to study for their exams."
Yes, funny as it sounds. When both elements of a neither/nor construction are singular, the verb will be singular. And when a verb has two personal pronouns for a subject, it agrees with the closest one. So we would say Neither I nor he is going to school, or Neither he nor I am going...
Celebrate is the verb in the sentence.
The soccer team just finished their practice.
The team members wanted to improve their skills.
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Yes! The verb agrees with the subject it is closer to. You would not want to say "Neither my sister nor I is going." If you don't like having the verb agree with one subject but not the other, you could say, "I am not going, nor is my sister," or "I am not going, and neither is my sister."