allerySpot the error: 'Neither John nor his friends / has finished / the assignment / on time.'
AThe assignment
BOn time
CNeither John nor his friends
DHas finished
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Has finished
With 'neither X nor Y', the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('his friends' = plural).
**So 'HAVE finished' is correct, not 'has finished'.**
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