Subject-Verb Agreement with Neither/Nor

Very Hard Usage And Mechanics Sentence Structure

Read the following sentence:

Neither the professor nor the students has completed their assignments on time, despite the extension offered to them.

Which choice correctly alters the sentence structure for proper subject-verb agreement?

Neither the professor nor the students have completed their assignments on time, despite the extension offered to them.

Neither the professor nor the students was completed their assignments on time, despite the extension that was offered to them.

Neither the professor or the students has completed their assignments on time, despite the extension that was offered.

Neither the professor nor the students has been completing their assignments on time, despite the extension that was offered to them.

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