Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
Neither John nor Simon are coming to the meeting.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. is coming to the meeting.
In this corrected sentence, "is coming to the meeting" maintains subject-verb agreement by using the singular form of the verb "is" to agree with the singular subject "Neither John nor Simon."
The other options do not appropriately address the subject-verb agreement issue presented in the original sentence.
Therefore, this option provides the correct substitution to ensure grammatical correctness.