Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option-
Neither of the boys ______ returned.
a) Have
b) Has
c) Is
d) Are

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given phrase/sentence carefully. Try to make out the meaning of it and find the subject or the predicate or the main object of the sentence.

Complete answer:
The given question conveys that none of the boys have returned. We have to fill in the given blank with the correct helping verb.
Now let us examine all the options given options to find out the correct answer -
Option ‘a' is Have. It is the correct option because it is used with the past participle of other verbs to form the present perfect and past perfect.
Option ‘b' is Has. It cannot be the correct option because it is used with he, she, and it.
Option ‘c' is Is. It cannot be the correct option because it denotes the relationship between two types of things, signs, and the kinds of things they intend to express, or signify.
Option ‘d' is Are. It cannot be the correct option because it is used to give the position of somebody/something or the place where somebody/something is situated.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the word to be filled in is - have. The complete sentence would be - Neither of the boys have returned.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. We must know the different helping verbs and their usage for such types of questions.