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The meeting which was conducted to solve the problems between India and China was finished without any solution because neither countries were ready to accept its mistakes.

  1. problems between India and China was finished without no any solution because neither countries were ready to accept its mistakes.

  2. problems between India and China was finished without not any solution because neither country was ready to accept its mistakes.

  3. problems between India and China was finished without any solution because neither country was ready to accept its mistakes.

  4. problems between India and China was finished without any solution because neither countries were ready to accept their mistakes.
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Explanation

Singular 'country' and singular 'was' rectify the errors of plural 'countries' and plural 'were' respectively. The adjective 'neither' is always followed by singular noun and singular verb. Here, The singular noun 'country' and the singular verb 'was' follow the adjective 'neither'.

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