1]a. Neither the teacher nor the students know about the fire drill or [b. Neither the teacher nor the students knows about the fire drill or [c.not a or b is correct?
2] a.Dave neglected to study for the exam; consequently, he received a poor grade or [b.Dave neglected to study for the exam, consequently he received a poor grade or [c. neither a or b?
2006-08-06 03:16:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A Neither the teacher nor the students know about the fire drill
A. Dave neglected to study for the exam; consequently, he received a poor grade
2006-08-06 03:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 (a) is correct because it involves more than 2 persons whether the teacher or students is mentioned first in the sentence. It's correct to say "Neither he or she knows" (only two persons are involved) and " Neither the students or the teacher know" (more than 2 persons are involved, i.e. at least 2 students plus the teacher).
2 (a) is correct because Dave was waiting for the result of the exam (instead of still studying for it) after he had sat for it . And there was at least a short interval between sitting for the exam & knowing the result. So there ought to be a pause (;) between studying for the exam & knowing the result after having sat for it.
2006-08-06 21:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Shot At Sight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. its b.
2. its a
2006-08-10 07:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by romeo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1(b) and 2(a)&(b) both are incorrect
2006-08-06 10:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a is correct in both sentences
2006-08-06 11:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1a and 2b are the correct versions.
2006-08-06 11:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one, is a
the second on, is a as well
2006-08-06 11:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by ~*Volleyball Babe*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) a
2) b
2006-08-06 11:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by miss friendly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋