Sentence improvement – verb agreement with correlative 'either … or …': keep the verb in agreement with the nearer subject and retain 'Either he or I am going.' as correct standard usage.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Improvement
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ahe or I are going
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Bhe is going or I am
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CI or he is going
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DNo improvement
Answer
Correct Answer: No improvement
Explanation
Given sentence'Either he or I am going.'
Concept/ApproachWith 'either … or …', the finite verb generally agrees with the nearest subject. Here the subject closest to the verb is 'I', so 'am' is correct.
Option check'are going' → plural verb despite singular subjects.'he is going or I am' → awkward split clause.'I or he is going' → changes order for politeness (place 'I' last); also mismatched agreement.
Final AnswerNo improvement