Question

old weather gear. (3) Jack and Ali build a snow fort around their tent, and neither their son Trey nor their daughter Rita has joined them because neither of these children what to be cold. (4) Their youngest child, Wendy, loves being pulled around in a sled.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?

A
Change build to builds
B
Change has to have
C
Change want to wants
D
No change is needed for sentence 3.

Answer 1

C

Explanation: The clause should read "neither of these children wants to be cold." "Neither" is singular, so the correct verb form is "wants."