Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Option (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four options are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select option (1); if not, select one of the other options.

Neither the man living next door nor the one living down the street gets involved in the community matters.

  1. nor the one living down the street gets involved in the community matters

  2. nor the one living down the street get involved in the community matters

  3. or the one living down the street get himself involved in the community matters

  4. none that living down the street gets involved in the community matters

  5. any of the ones living down the street gets involved in the community matters
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Explanation

Some conjunctions are used in pairs. ‘Neither’ is followed by ‘nor’. As 'man' is a singular subject, it has a singular verb ‘gets’.

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