Identify the correct sentence. A. Neither Bill nor Linda ever wish to see that snarling cat again. B. Bill and Linda hope never to see that snarling cat again. C. Bill and Linda wishes they would never see that snarling cat again. D. Bill and Linda hopes never to see that snarling cat again
The subject in A is singular. The other three have plural subjects.
Which do you think is correct?
No.
Do we say?
They hopes
or
They hope
They hope
Right. They is plural. Hope is plural.
Now do you see which sentence has a plural subject and a plural verb?
yes
To identify the correct sentence, we need to look for subject-verb agreement and proper word choice.
Option A says, "Neither Bill nor Linda ever wish to see that snarling cat again." This sentence is correct because "Neither...nor" is a compound subject, requiring a plural verb "wish."
Option B says, "Bill and Linda hope never to see that snarling cat again." This sentence is also correct. "Bill and Linda" is a plural subject and "hope" is the appropriate plural verb.
Option C says, "Bill and Linda wishes they would never see that snarling cat again." This sentence is incorrect. The subject "Bill and Linda" is plural, so it should be followed by a plural verb like "wish," not "wishes."
Option D says, "Bill and Linda hopes never to see that snarling cat again." This sentence is also incorrect. Similar to option C, the subject "Bill and Linda" is plural, so the verb should be "hope" instead of "hopes."
Therefore, the correct sentence is Option A: "Neither Bill nor Linda ever wish to see that snarling cat again."