WBCS.LIVE practice question

Improve the underlined part of the sentence: 'Neither of the two boys are coming.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. is
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. No improvement

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: is

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) is šŸ“š Explanation: The pronoun 'Neither' is grammatically singular, meaning it refers to 'not one and not the other' individually. Therefore, it must be followed by a singular verb ('is') even if it is followed by a plural noun ('boys').