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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. brings
  2. brought
  3. bring
  4. bringing
Answer
brought

The correct answer is brought — Thus the correct verb is *brought*.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the subject of the sentence: *Neither the teacher nor the students*.
  2. Note that the verb must agree with the noun closer to it, which is *students*.
  3. Determine the tense required: the sentence talks about a past action, so use past tense.
  4. Select the past tense form of *bring*: *brought*.
  5. Thus the correct verb is *brought*.
Common mistake: Using the present tense form *bring* instead of *brought*.

Concept tested: Subject‑verb agreement with compound subjects

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