Question

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• A. Neither the leader nor the followers was ready for the dialogue.
• B. Neither the leader nor the followers were ready for the dialogue.
• C. Neither the leader or the followers were ready for the dialogue.
• D. Neither the leader or the followers were not ready for the dialogue.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Neither the leader nor the followers were ready for the dialogue.

The grammatically correct sentence is:

"Neither the leader nor the followers were ready for the dialogue."

Explanation:

• Subject-verb agreement: In this sentence, the phrase "Neither the leader nor the followers" has plural subject (followers), so the verb should be "were" (plural) instead of "was".