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It was nearly impossible to diagnose the girl’s illness even after three hospitalizations, several months of therapy, and a near mental breakdown because no one medical professional – neither her therapist nor her doctors – were able to see the full scope of her symptoms.

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neither her therapist nor her doctors – were able to see
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not even her therapist nor her doctors – were able to see
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not even her therapist nor her doctors – was able to see
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neither her therapist nor her doctors – was able to see
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The correct option is D neither her therapist nor her doctors – was able to see
This sentence tests the correct use of the phrase neither...nor as well as subject-verb agreement when subject and verb are split across a parenthetical phrase. The words no one before the hyphen indicate that the parenthetical expression must contain a negative expression, the word neither. Neither is idiomatically paired with the word nor. Also, the subject of the clause – no one medical professional – requires the singular verb was.

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