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"Neither John nor his brothers _____ available for the meeting."

Choices

  • Ais
  • Bwas
  • CareCorrect
  • Dhas been

Answer

are

With "neither/nor" subjects, the verb agrees with the closer subject. Here "brothers" is closer and plural, so the verb is "are."

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