WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the sentence that has a grammatical error. Neither Smith/ nor rose/ were in/ the classroom.

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

Answer options

  1. Neither Smith
  2. were in
  3. the classroom
  4. nor rose

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: nor rose

Explanation: The correct answer is D.✅ Correct Rule Involved: When using "Neither...nor...", the verb should agree with the subject closest to it (i.e., the one after "nor"). Correct Sentence: Neither Smith nor Rose was in the classroom.