Neither Sam nor Ram ____________ present.
Ais
Bam
Cwas
Dnone of these
Answer:
A. is
Read Explanation:
When we use Neither … nor, the verb agrees with the nearest subject.
Here the nearest subject is Ram (singular), so we use is.
✔ Structure:
Neither A nor B → verb agrees with B
Examples:
Neither Ram nor Shyam is here.
Neither the boys nor the girl is ready.
Neither the teacher nor the students are present.
❌ am → used with I
❌ was → past tense (sentence is present)
❌ none → wrong