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Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: *Neither the teacher nor the students ___ the books yesterday.*

easy MCQ 1 mark Class 5 · English · English Grammar - Verbs
  1. brought
  2. brings
  3. bring
  4. bringing
Answer
brought

The correct answer is brought — Choose *brought* as the correct form.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify that the compound subject is "Neither the teacher nor the students".
  2. Recall that with neither…nor the verb agrees with the part closer to it, i.e. the plural noun *students*.
  3. Select the past tense form of the verb *bring* that matches this subject.
  4. Choose *brought* as the correct form.
Common mistake: Using a singular verb form instead of plural

Concept tested: Subject–verb agreement with neither…nor

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