Standard English Primary 5 Grammar

Neither the players nor their coach ________ happy with the final score during the match yesterday.

A is
B was
C were
D are
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Step 1: Identify the time marker. 'Yesterday' indicates a past tense action. Step 2: Identify the subjects. In a 'neither...nor' structure, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Step 3: The closest subject is 'coach' (singular). Therefore, the singular past tense verb 'was' is used.

Correct answer: was

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