Is "of the" correct grammar?

legolas52
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:27:55 +0000

The sentence is this:

Of the two options, neither the system of delivering packages nor the process of receiving them are entirely satisfactory.



From what the CCers say, the “are” should be is. One of them said



The noun before the verb determines if it’s singular or plural.

In this case, “process” turns out to be singular.

Therefore, it is “is.”



I was thinking “are” was the verb in the sentence. The noun before “are” is “them”, which is plural…ooh…I’m geeting confused.
I was thinking the verb is