Question 1

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

A) Neither the nurses nor the doctor were available.

B) Neither the nurses nor the doctor was available.

C) Neither the nurse nor the doctors was available.

D) Neither the nurses nor the doctors was available.

 EXPLANATION

When using "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since "doctor" (singular) is closest to the verb, we use the singular verb "was." This is called the proximity rule in subje...
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