Question
Download Solution PDFImprove the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
"Neither of the twins are able to solve the math problem."Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is ‘Neither of the twins is'.
Key Points
- The word 'neither', when used as the subject, takes a singular verb because it is referring to not one or the other of two people or things.
- So in this case, instead of using 'are', we should use 'is'.
- Therefore, the phrase "Neither of the twins are" should be replaced with "Neither of the twins is".
- Correct Sentence: Neither of the twins is able to solve the math problem.
Therefore, the correct answer is ‘Option 1’.
Additional Information
- Option 2, 'Neither of the twins was', is not correct in this context because the sentence is in the present tense while 'was' is a past tense verb.
- Option 3, 'No one of the twins is', doesn't sound as natural as 'neither' when referring to two subjects, and it alters the sentence more than necessary.
- The sentence needs improvement, therefore 'No improvement' is not the correct option.
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