Question

Neither the headmaster nor the teacher …………………. responsible for this.



a. Is

b. Were

c. Are

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Answer 1

By filling in the blank we will get ''Neither the headmaster nor the teacher is responsible for this''.

Main point:

• When replying to these types of requests, a few things should be evident.

• The blank should be consistent and only last a few seconds.

• To these types of queries, we should concentrate on providing clear and succinct solutions.

• The sentence should be scrutinized and modified.

Answer 2

Answer:

Neither the headmaster nor the teacher is responsible for this.

Explanation :

• 'The head master' and 'teacher' both are different persons so auxiliary verb should be 'are' but both 'the Headmaster' and 'teacher' are singular respectively and particularly, that's why 'is' is correct for the blank space.

• 'Neither ... nor' is a Correlative Conjunction or Correlatives. When it is used , neither comes before first subject and nor gets before next subject of the related verb and here it is 'is'.

• We can also say ( neither...or ) it Alternative or Disjunctive conjunction because Alternative or Disjunctuve denotes a choice between two things.

• Example : Neither he nor his brother will go.