Have or has in this sentence when talking about “the one or the second”

Should we use proximity rule in “either/or”

  • and “neither/nor”? What is

the correct English answer for two sentences?

If you or a loved one has suffered from an injury

or:

If you or a loved one have suffered from an injury

Considering that it is regarding “you or a loved one”.

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In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage: When “either” and “or” join subjects, make the

verb agree with the nearer subject.

The first justifies the second one. But it is hardly more satisfactory than it does in any other, meaningful way. I know a loved one has suffered from an injury, so yes both are possible. if you don’t like either, the only answer

is to recast the sentence again as something like: Inevitably.

What is the best ways to give an answer to a given question?

Answered on March 17, 2021.
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In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage: When “either” and “or” join subjects, make the

verb agree with the nearer subject.

The first justifies the second one. But it is hardly more satisfactory than it does in any other, meaningful way. I know a loved one has suffered from an injury, so yes both are possible. if you don’t like either, the only answer

is to recast the sentence again as something like: Inevitably.

What is the best ways to give an answer to a given question?

Answered on March 17, 2021.
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In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage: When “either” and “or” join subjects, make the

verb agree with the nearer subject.

The first justifies the second one. But it is hardly more satisfactory than it does in any other, meaningful way. I know a loved one has suffered from an injury, so yes both are possible. if you don’t like either, the only answer

is to recast the sentence again as something like: Inevitably.

What is the best ways to give an answer to a given question?

Answered on March 18, 2021.
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In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage: When “either” and “or” join subjects, make the

verb agree with the nearer subject.

The first justifies the second one. But it is hardly more satisfactory than it does in any other, meaningful way. I know a loved one has suffered from an injury, so yes both are possible. if you don’t like either, the only answer

is to recast the sentence again as something like: Inevitably.

What is the best ways to give an answer to a given question?

Answered on March 18, 2021.
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In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage: When “either” and “or” join subjects, make the

verb agree with the nearer subject.

The first justifies the second one. But it is hardly more satisfactory than it does in any other, meaningful way. I know a loved one has suffered from an injury, so yes both are possible. if you don’t like either, the only answer

is to recast the sentence again as something like: Inevitably.

What is the best ways to give an answer to a given question?

Answered on March 26, 2021.
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