Question

Neither Sinu nor Ritu _____ the answer to this question.

• A. know
• B. known
• C. knows
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer:

C. knows

• Neither...nor is used to refer to two people or things, with both being negative.

• When neither...nor joins two singular subjects, the verb is generally singular.

• Sinu and Ritu are both singular nouns.

• Therefore, the correct singular verb is knows.

• Know is the plural/base form, while known is the past participle and cannot be used here without an auxiliary verb.