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Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

ANeither the teacher nor the students was ready.
BNeither the teacher nor the students were ready.
CNeither the teacher nor the students is ready.
DNeither the teacher or the students were ready.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Neither the teacher nor the students were ready.
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('students' → plural 'were'). 'Nor' (not 'or') pairs with 'neither'.
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