Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that is grammatically correct and conveys the exact meaning of the sentence.

Neither the students nor their teacher or the school came forward to tender an apology.

  1. Neither the students nor their teacher or the school came forward to tender an apology.

  2. None of the students or their teacher or the school came forward to tender an apology.

  3. Neither the students nor their teacher nor the school came forward to tender an apology.

  4. Neither the students nor their teacher nor even the school came forward to tender an apology.

  5. None including the students, their teacher, or the school came forward to tender an apology.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The usage of neither is incorrect in this sentence. 'Neither' can be used as a standalone, or be followed by 'nor', but as per the rules of parallelism nor cannot be substituted the next time by 'or'.

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