ow is the sentence below correctly written?

Question

Either a large rodent or termites is responsible for the damage to the garden shed.
A.
The sentence is correctly written.
B.
change is to was
C.
change is to are
D.
change rodent to rodents

Answer 1

The correct option is C. change "is" to "are."

The subject of the sentence is compound ("a large rodent or termites"), which means the verb should agree with the plural subject ("termites"). Therefore, it should be "are" instead of "is." The corrected sentence would be:

"Either a large rodent or termites are responsible for the damage to the garden shed."