Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'neither'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Neither of the twins ____ decided which university to attend.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. are
- D. were
Answer: A. has
'Neither' as the subject is singular, so the verb is singular: 'has decided'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- 'have' agrees with 'twins', but 'twins' is inside the phrase 'of the twins'. The subject is 'neither'.
- C. are
- 'are' is plural and doesn't work with 'decided' — 'are decided' would change the meaning.
- D. were
- 'were' is plural and past; the subject is singular, and 'were decided' doesn't fit.
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