Is this the correct subject-verb Agreement? Either the interviewer or the committe members usually begins by?

Either the interviewer or the committee members usually begin by….

When you have “or” and the two subjects differ in number, the verb should agree with the subject nearer it.

Therefore:

1. …the comittee members or the interviewer begins by….

2. …the interviewer or the committee members begin by….

The conjunction or does not conjoin (as and does): when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb. Whether the subject comes before or after the verb doesn’t matter; the proximity determines the number.

Also, we have to remember that Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.

Hence It will be “Either the interviewer or the committee members usually begin by”

Verbs with s endings are plural – thought it seems to be the other way around.

He needs and They Need

Hope this helped….