Is "of the" correct grammar?

ManUtd20Ole
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:50:58 +0000

Neither (plural things) nor (singular thing) (singular verb)

Neither (singular thing) nor (plural things) (plural verb)

Ex. Neither notebooks nor a bottle of water is useful for taking SAT.

Ex. Neither a soccer ball nor pairs of soccer shoes were sold in Kroger.

Something like that.