Subject-Verb Agreement with Neither/Nor

Easy Usage And Mechanics Sentence Structure

Read the following sentence carefully:

Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the unexpected test that day.

Which of the following options corrects the sentence structure to ensure subject-verb agreement?

Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for the unexpected test that day.

Neither the teacher nor the students is ready for the unexpected test that day.

Neither the teacher or the students were ready for the unexpected test that day.

Neither the teacher or the students is ready for the unexpected test that day.

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