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Neither reward nor punishment seem to make him respond.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Basic]

A

provoke

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seeming

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C

seems

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NO CHANGE

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Solution

The correct option is C seems
The correct answer is option C. The rule is when two singular nouns are connected by nor, they take a singular verb. Here, 'reward' and 'punishment' refers to singular noun thus 'seems' is the correct verb to be used.

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