Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: Neither of the two boys ___ present.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. was
- Step 1: The sentence is correct with 'was'.
Answer
was.
Why not the others: were, are and have been break the grammar or the usual wording.
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