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Verb Subject Brothers Father Compounded Conjunction Plural Closer

Front when a subject is compounded with the conjunction "or" is the verb plural?
Back sometimes: when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb

Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house.
Are either my brothers or my father responsible?

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