Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with 'neither of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Neither of the two proposals for the new bridge ____ yet been costed by the council.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are
Answer: A. has
'Neither' is singular, whatever follows 'of'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural, agreeing with 'proposals'.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are
- Plural, and the wrong auxiliary for 'been costed'.
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