Practice mode Sentence Formation

Which correctly formed sentence uses the words: neither, present, students, teacher, the?

Correct answer A. Neither the teacher nor the students were present.

Explanation

With "neither ... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject. Here "students" is plural, so "were" is required, and "neither" pairs with "nor", not "or".

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