In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers .... to be held responsible for the revolt.
were
are
is
have
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Ohh my ovaries 🤦
B is very wrong 🧟.
According to the rule of proximity, the noun nearest determines the verb, the noun nearest to the verb is "the leader of the farmers " which is a singular noun, and will agree with a singular verb "is" 🤸
C is the correct answer✍️👽
the answer is very correct C.
in this sentence they are only referring to one person but as long as either or and neither nor is used then answer C. is the correct answer but if they were actually referring to two person in the question then are is the correct answer
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The correct answer is C (is). This is due to the rule of proximity concord, which states that when you have "either" or "neither" in a sentence, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. In the sentence, the subject closest to the verb is "the leader of the farmers" which is singular(referring to one leader). Thefore the right answer is C(is). Thank you.
