Choose the part of the sentence which has an error.
Neither of us / are ready / to compete with/the muscular opponent.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → are ready
"Neither of" + singular verb:
- Neither means not the one and not the other of two; it refers to each one separately.
- In standard written English, neither of + plural noun or pronoun takes a singular verb.
- This sentence: "Neither of us is ready to compete with the muscular opponent."
Example: Neither of the answers is correct.
Neither of us — No error. Neither of + the pronoun "us" is correct.
are ready — Error. The verb must be singular: is ready.
to compete with — No error. One competes with an opponent.
the muscular opponent — No error. Muscular (strong, with big muscles) correctly describes the opponent.
Corrected: Neither of us is ready to compete with the muscular opponent.