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Neither his teddy bear nor his scooter were to be found in his room.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Basic]

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are

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was

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are going

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NO CHANGE

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Solution

The correct option is B was
The correct answer is option B. The rule is when two singular nouns are connected by nor, they take a singular verb. Here, 'teddy bear' and 'scooter' refers to singular noun thus 'was' is the correct verb to be used.

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