Question Bank • QB_GA_112 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 8: General Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude

Subtopic: Basic English Grammar & Vocabulary

Question Statement:

Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

Options:

  • (A) Neither the professor nor the students were present in the laboratory.
  • (B) Neither the professor nor the students was present in the laboratory.
  • (C) Neither the professor nor the students is present in the laboratory.
  • (D) Neither the professor nor the students has been present in the laboratory.

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

With correlative conjunctions like 'neither... nor', the verb agrees with the closer subject. Here, 'the students' is plural, so the plural verb 'were' is grammatically correct.
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