Question

Both the players are not adequately prepared for the tournament (use:Neither)

Answer 1

Neither of the players are adequately prepared for the tournament.

Answer 2

“Neither of the players is adequately prepared for the tournament” Is the correct answer.

Neither goes before singular countable nouns.

Neither allows us to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time.

It is common to use it to say ‘not either’ in relation to two things and they can be used accordingly.

We use neither of with a singular verb when it is the subject In formal styles.