Sentence Improvement · Question 28 · Hard

Sentence Improvement question 28

Choose the best replacement for the part in square brackets. If no change is needed, choose 'No improvement'.
Neither the players nor the coach [were] happy with the result.

  1. are
  2. was
  3. have been
  4. No improvement
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. was

Explanation: With 'neither ... nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'The coach' is singular, and the sentence is in the past, so 'was' is correct.

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