Time and tide waits for no man.
The tall sunflower and the little violet is turning its face to the sun.
The mule and the horse was harnessed together.
Every green leaf and every blade of grass seem grateful.

+Model+.--The preceding sentence is wrong. The verb _seem_ is plural, and
it should be singular; for, when several singular subjects are preceded by
_each_, every_, or _no_, they are taken separately.

Each day and each hour bring their portion of duty.
Every book and every paper were found in their place.

When a verb has two or more singular subjects connected by _or_ or _nor_,
it must agree with them in the singular. _A similar rule applies to the
agreement of the pronoun_.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

One or the other have made a mistake in their statement.
Neither the aster nor the dahlia are cultivated for their fragrance.
Either the president or his secretary were responsible.
Neither Ann, Jane, nor Sarah are at home.

To foretell, or to express future time simply, the auxiliary _shall_ is
used in the first person, and _will_ in the second and third; but when a
speaker determines or promises, he uses _will_ in the first person and
_shall_ in the second and third.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.