neither has family vs neither have family

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Neither has family' is correct when referring to a singular subject, while 'Neither have family' is correct when referring to multiple subjects. The choice between 'has' and 'have' depends on the number of the subject being referred to.

Last updated: March 29, 2024

neither has family

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular subject.

Use 'neither has family' when talking about a singular subject that does not have family.

Examples:

Neither has family in this city.
Neither has family in the area.

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My mother has family in London.
Agent Farnsworth already has family obligations.
That upstanding citizen Delmar Blake apparently has family.
He has family there, and I got a job offer.
My mother has family there, so it'd be...
If she has family, parents, you should call them.
Rachael has family out of town.
Everyone has family they're trying to find.
Or... she still has family on the East Coast.
Well, she has family in Chicago.
He has family taking care of it.
I know he has family there.
Selah has family there and he can recover under their care.
Dad, John, has family from the first marriage.
Spoken like a woman who has family she actually likes.
So whenever he has family business to talk about he just makes a video recording.
One of the suspects has family connections to a member of our delegation here at the UN.
Apparently, she has family there. I'm sure this has been very traumatic for her.
Scott has family flying in for this, not to mention I have like 16 meals planned for the weekend.
He has family in this area.

Alternatives:

The person has no family.
He has no family.

neither have family

This phrase is correct when referring to multiple subjects.

Use 'neither have family' when talking about multiple subjects that do not have family.

Examples:

Neither have family in this town.
Neither have family in their lives.

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No, neither of us have family here.
Actually neither of us have family here.
Actually neither of us have family here.
While both men's cars were found in the parking structure... of their downtown corporate headquarters Monday morning... neither have been seen by family or coworkers since early Sunday morning.
Look, obviously you have family problems.
They might have family links there.
That's because we never have family brunch.
We all have families, for God's sake.
We both have families we were born into.
Thanks to you, I finally have family in the countryside.
I have family that lives in the States.
I have family there and they're doing quite well.
Sean, we all have families.
Doesn't matter to me. I have family everywhere.
You have family, neighbors, friends...
All of us have family out there, Malcolm.
Most of us have families, kids.
No, but I have family here.
At least, she'll have family close by.
None of you have families, Jean.

Alternatives:

They have no family.
None of them have family.

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neither has family vs neither have family