Question
Choose the version of the compound sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
A. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table go hungry during the holidays.
B. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table goes hungry during the holidays.
C. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table to go hungry during the holidays.
D. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table going hungry during the holidays.
A. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table go hungry during the holidays.
B. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table goes hungry during the holidays.
C. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table to go hungry during the holidays.
D. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table going hungry during the holidays.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct version of the compound sentence in which the subject and verb agree is:
**A. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table go hungry during the holidays.**
In this case, "relatives" is the nearest subject to the verb, and since it is plural, the verb "go" is correctly used.
**A. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table go hungry during the holidays.**
In this case, "relatives" is the nearest subject to the verb, and since it is plural, the verb "go" is correctly used.