Multiple choice softskills communication

Neither my brothers nor my father______ going to sell the house.

  1. have

  2. are

  3. has

  4. is

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

With 'neither...nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it. Here 'my father' is singular and closer to the verb, so 'is' is correct. 'Are' would agree with 'brothers', while 'have/has' don't fit this construction.