Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
 A: Which shoe of this pair did you say was too tight?
 B: _________; both of them fit me perfectly.
A) None
B) Neither
C) Nor
D) No one

Answer 1

Hint:First we must know the meanings of all the options and choose the option which will be grammatically correct. Also we must see that the selected option will make the sentence meaningful.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In the given both sentences above it is indicated that both the pair of shoes fit the subject perfectly so the answer must be a pronoun which refers to both the shoes out of the pair of shoes; that is, it must be a distributive pronoun.
 Let’s examine and understand the meaning of the following given option above:
None: The word ‘none’ is a pronoun which is used to refer to all of a group, and not a specific number of things or objects. Hence it is an inappropriate option for the given blank.
Nor: The word shame ‘nor’ is a conjunction and not a distributive pronoun. Hence it is an inappropriate option for the given blank.
No one: The word ‘no one’ is used to refer to a group of people, not things, as in the given sentence it is a conversation about things so it is also incorrect. Hence it is an inappropriate option for the given blank.
Neither: The word ‘neither’ is a distributive pronoun which is specially used between two objects/ group of objects. Thus it refers to the pair of shoe or both the shoes, so this option is absolutely suitable and an appropriate answer for the given blank. So the right answer will be option [B] Neither.

Note:Study of parts of speech is necessary (a category of words that have similar grammatical properties).
For choosing the correct answer for this kind of question it is necessary to understand the sense of the given question.
Co-relate the both sentences and then answer accordingly.