Choose the correct sentence.
- ক) Neither the Chairman nor the members was present.
- খ) Neither the Chairman nor the members were present.
- গ) Neither the Chairman nor the members has present.
- ঘ) Neither the Chairman nor the members is present.
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: খ) Neither the Chairman nor the members were present.
ব্যাখ্যা
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.
যে পরীক্ষায় এসেছে: Petrobangla ২০১৯
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