Improving Sentences: choose which of the following best improves the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is ok as is, choose (A).
Although many of the items on the menu were quite affordable, neither the salmon or the Cornish hens was offered at a reasonable price.
(A) or the Cornish hens was offered at a reasonable price
(B) or the Cornish hens is offered at a reasonable price
(C) or the Cornish hens were offered at any reasonably price
(D) nor the Cornish hens were offered at a reasonable price
(E) nor the Cornish hens was offered in a reasonable price
Two basic rules come into play here. First of all, whenever you use “neither,” it must be accompanied by “nor,” not “or.” We know, then, that the sentence as is is incorrect; we can therefore rule out (A), (B), and (C) right off the bat! The other rule is that words like “neither,” “either,” “each,” “every,” etc., although they seem to be plural, are actually singular. (D) is out because of this rule. The answer is (E).
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