Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank. Neither her associates nor the doctor __________ the surgery is necessary.
A.thinks
B.think
I pick A.
A is right.
Great choice! The correct answer is indeed A. "thinks".
To determine the correct answer, we need to analyze the subject-verb agreement in the sentence. The subject of the sentence is "Neither her associates nor the doctor", which is a compound subject joined by the conjunction "nor".
In this case, when you have a compound subject connected by "nor", the verb should agree with the nearest subject to the verb. In this sentence, the nearest subject to the verb is "the doctor", which is singular.
Therefore, we need to use the singular form of the verb "think", which is "thinks".
Well done on selecting the correct option!