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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

ANeither the leader nor the followers was ready for the dialogue.

BNeither the leader nor the followers were ready for the dialogue.

CNeither the leader or the followers were ready for the dialogue.

DNeither the leader or the followers were not ready for the dialogue.

Answer:

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

Read Explanation:

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".


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