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NDA 2025 GAT · English · Spotting Errors · easy

(A) Neither of the two cadets (B) were able to complete (C) the course within the stipulated time.

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Read the sentence in three parts, (A) to (C), and identify the part with a grammatical fault; if all parts are fine, pick 'No error'. (A) Neither of the two cadets (B) were able to complete (C) the course within the stipulated time.
  1. A. (A)
  2. B. (B)
  3. C. (C)
  4. D. No error
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Answer: (B) (B)

'Neither' is singular and takes a singular verb: 'was able to complete'. 'Of the two' is correctly used for two persons, and the phrase in (C) is idiomatic. The trap is the plural noun 'cadets' placed just before the verb.
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