2006-07-13 06:13:50 · 30 answers · asked by teejayy28 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Hmm... I'm thinking
Neither of my aunts have children
2006-07-13 06:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by pululu81 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of these is grammatically correct. It should read:
Neither of my aunts has a child.
You don't have to say 'one' because neither means a choice between only two -- as does either, so saying 'neither one' is redundant.
Neither (meaning ONE) is singular, so the verb must be singular as well.
If you had three aunts, and they had no children, you would say
None of my aunts has a child.
Again, None is singular, so the verb must be singular to agree.
If, on the other hand, two of those three aunts did have children, you would say
Two of my aunts have a child.
Hope this clarifies it for you?
2006-07-13 06:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Neither one of my aunts has a child' is correct but in general, the sentence would be better if it was said 'None of my aunts has a child'. Singular in each case - 'neither one has a child'. To see the mistake in the first example - 'neither one have a child' which is totally grammatically incorrect.
2006-07-13 06:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one of my aunts has a child
2006-07-13 06:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by leahcutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one of my aunts have a child. Talking about two aunts.
2006-07-13 06:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best answer would be Neither aunt has a child. Has a child would be correct.
2006-07-13 06:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The subject is neither, not aunts, so the correct one is "Neither one of my aunts HAS a child"
2006-07-13 06:17:34 · answer #7 · answered by 1big teddy graham 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of my aunts has children. Not "a child"; children.
You wouldn't say, "I don't have a banana," you'd say, "Yes, we have no bananas."
Whoa! Just noticed Ms Pris' answer - way off base. Didn't learn enough tricks in English class, I guess. THe subject of your sentence is the word "neither", modified by the phrase "of my aunts. You can ignore the prepositional phrase, and it becomes obvious that your answer is, "Neither has children".
Of my maternal aunts, neither has children. Of my paternal aunts, both have children.
2006-07-13 06:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by gabluesmanxlt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your example implies there are two aunts. Imagine there were THREE childless aunts. You would say "Not one aunt HAS a child". It's exactly the same with TWO aunts: "Neither one HAS a child". If you used the word "NONE" the same rule would apply, since "none" equals "not one". "I have two aunts, none has a child". (On the other hand ... "THEY do not HAVE any children".)
2006-07-13 06:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one of my aunts has a child. The noun in the sentence is
"neither," not "of my aunts" so the verb must agree with "neither."
2006-07-13 06:19:18 · answer #10 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Neither of my aunts has a child." I suggest leaving out the "one".
2006-07-13 06:24:09 · answer #11 · answered by justwonderin' 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋