Neither his teddy bear nor his scooter were to be found in his room. Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Basic]
are
was
are going
NO CHANGE
A
NO CHANGE
B
are
C
was
D
are going
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The correct answer is option B. The rule is when two singular nouns are connected by nor, they take a singular verb. Here, 'teddy bear' and 'scooter' refers to singular noun thus 'was' is the correct verb to be used.
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