Standard English Primary 5 Grammar

Neither the players nor the coach ________ happy with the referee's decision during the match yesterday.

A is
B are
C was
D were
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Step 1: Identify the tense. 'Yesterday' indicates past tense, so eliminate 'is' and 'are'. Step 2: Identify the subject. For 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the closer subject, which is 'the coach'. Step 3: 'The coach' is singular, so use 'was'.

Correct answer: was

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