Subjects joined by ‘or’

When personal pronouns [I, we, you, he, she, it, they] are joined by ‘or’ or ‘either …or’ , the verb is usually made to agree with the nearer of the two subjects.

Consider this:
He has to give in. You have to give in.

When joined:
Either he or you have to give in.

Either you or your brother has bitten this apple.

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