Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The policeman told us that either Kaveri or her brother___________responsible for the road accident that took place last night in Connaught place.

A.            Have

B.            Were

C.            Was

D.            Are

Sol:

If two singular nouns are connected with ‘either…or’, ‘not only…..but also’, ‘neither….nor’ we need to use singular verb with them, so the correct answer is option c ‘was’.