Question

Choose the correct answer.

a) Neither of the boys _______ on time to catch the bus home.

b) Everyone of them ________ going home early.

• i. was, were

• ii. were, was

• iii. was, was

• iv. were, were

• A. ii
• B. i
• C. iv
• D. iii

Answer 1

Answer:

D. iii

• The subject "Neither of the boys" is treated as singular, so it takes a singular verb "was."

• "Everyone" is also treated as singular, so it takes the singular verb "was."

• was, was → Correct for both a) and b).