Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
Neither of the two candidates who contested the student union presidential election _____ up to the expected leadership standard.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. measured
- Step 1: When 'neither' is used as a pronoun followed by 'of the...', it takes a singular verb.
- Step 2: In past narration, the past tense 'measured' agrees correctly with the singular pronoun 'neither'.
Answer
measured.
Why not the others: 'Were measuring', 'have measured', and 'measure' are plural verb forms.
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