Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Neither Prema nor Priya ___ working on the Independence day.
Option 1: is
Option 2: are
Option 3: will
Option 4: none of these
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Correct Answer: is
Solution : The first option is the correct answer since 'is' fits perfectly in the sentence.
When the correlative conjunction 'neither...nor' connects two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject that is closer to it. In this case, 'Priya' , a singular subject is closer, and thus 'is' is the appropriate auxiliary verb to be used in this context. The other options are thus grammatically incorrect.
So, the final complete sentence is "Neither Prema nor Priya is working on Independence Day."
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