Choose the answer that is correct and clearly expressed in Standard English.
Neither of the twins ______ interested in playing chess.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. is
- Step 1: Identify the grammatical subject: the indefinite pronoun neither, which is singular.
- Step 2: Ignore the prepositional phrase of the twins, which does not affect subject number.
- Step 3: Select the singular present verb that agrees with neither: is.
Answer
is.
Why not the others: Are and were are plural forms that mistakenly agree with the plural object twins.
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