Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.
Neither of the two roads ______ to the station.

leadCorrect answerYour answerleadsCorrect answerYour answerare leadingCorrect answerYour answerhave ledCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

"Neither of" means not one and not the other, and in careful English it takes a singular verb: "leads".

Worth noting

"Lead" agrees with "roads". But the subject is "neither", which is singular, as "each" and "either" are.

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Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.Neither of the two roads ______ to the station.