Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Neither the Chairman nor the members was present.
- B) Neither the Chairman nor the members were present.
- C) Neither the Chairman nor the members has present.
- D) Neither the Chairman nor the members is present.
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Answer: B) Neither the Chairman nor the members were present.
Explanation
B is correct. With "neither ... nor", the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here that is "the members", which is plural, so the verb is "were". "Was" and "is" would only fit if the nearer subject were singular, as in "Neither the members nor the Chairman was present." "Has present" is not grammatical at all.
Asked in: Petrobangla 2019
Topic: English Grammar