Multiple choice

Directions: Select the best filler from the given options such that the sentence below makes coherent sense.

Either the president or his advisers ________ to find a workable solution to the current crisis gripping the US economy.

  1. is expected

  2. are expected

  3. was expected

  4. were expected
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In case of ‘either … or’, the verb connects with the second subject. The crisis is in the present. Thus, we must use the plural form of the verb (are) because the second subject is plural (advisors).

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