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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 82

Question 82

Concord

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): In my opinion, neither the players nor the coach..... praise for the result of the match.

  1. A.deserves
  2. B.deserve
  3. C.are deserving
  4. D.is deserving
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (deserves)

Explanation

With 'neither ... nor' the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'the coach', which is singular: 'deserves'.