The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage is (as usual) a bit more nuanced: When neither is the subject, the verb is singular: Neither of the cars is available.When neither and nor link singular terms, the verb is singular: Neither the car nor the truck is available. When neither and nor link a singular term and a plural one, put the plural term second and use a plural verb: Neither the car nor the trucks are available. If the mixture of terms and verbs gets awkward, recast the sentence: The car is not available, and neither are the trucks. Referenxe: https://archives.cjr.org/language_corner/either_wins.php

Is ‘Neither’ Singular or Plural? “Neither” is a SINGULAR conjunction and requires the use of the SINGULAR verb form. (It often means “not one or the other” in the context of a sentence.) Use “neither” to denote each part of a pair of words (whether a singular noun or singular verb) rather than referring to both of them collectively. "Neither John nor Sarah is coming" are two sentences fused into one. These are: 1. John is not coming. 2. Sarah is not coming. In this sentence, we do not look at the 2 people mentioned as both the subject altogether. We treat them individually. :) I hope this helps. :)

Mae's answer is not correct. Please use are. Neither John nor Sarah are coming. When the noun is plural or there are more than one mentioned we use are. For example, There is an apple. There are two apples. Sarah is going to the shop. Sarah and John are going to the shop.

Neither John nor Sarah is coming.

I'm like the 25th person answering this! haha. "Neither John nor Sarah are coming." A more natural way to say it would be, "John and Sarah aren't coming." Peace and love, Nichole