Choose the grammatically correct sentences:
A. Neither the teacher nor the monitor was in the class.
B. She was late after it was raining continuously.
C. He was busy; nevertheless, he attended to me.
D. He cannot either read nor write English.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and C only
A. Neither the teacher nor the monitor was in the class. — Correct.
- With neither ... nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it.
- "The monitor" is singular, so "was" is right.
B. She was late after it was raining continuously. — Incorrect.
- "After" shows time, but the rain is the reason for her being late, so the clause needs "because".
- Correct form: She was late because it had been raining continuously.
C. He was busy; nevertheless, he attended to me. — Correct.
- Nevertheless (in spite of that) is an adverb.
- After a semicolon it links the two clauses correctly, and "attend to" means to give attention to someone.
D. He cannot either read nor write English. — Incorrect.
- "Either" pairs with or and "neither" with nor.
- The sentence needs "neither ... nor".
- Correct form: He can neither read nor write English.