Subject-Verb Agreement with 'Neither'

Easy Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Usage

Consider the following sentence:

Neither of the options were suitable for the project.

Which of the following alternatives correctly uses standard English conventions?

Neither of the options was suitable for the project.

Neither of the options are suitable for the project.

Neither of the options have been suitable for the project.

Neither of the options is suitable for the project.

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