"Is" or "Are"?

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"Is" or "Are"?

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1. I don't know which of you is more wonderful," I said. "You or she."

My friend says that it should be "are" and not "is". I believe, according to prescriptive grammar, it should be "is". Am I right?
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Re: "Is" or "Are"?

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Yes, you are!
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