alleryIdentify the part of the sentence that contains the error: 'Neither of the boys / have submitted / their assignment / on time.'
Aon time
BNeither of the boys
Chave submitted
Dtheir assignment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. have submitted
'Neither of the boys' is grammatically singular (neither = not either, so a singular subject).
The verb should be 'has submitted', not 'have submitted'.
The other parts are acceptable.
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