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(#M40153872) ELITMUS Verbal Ability question Verbal Keep an EYE

Either anvita or you _______ late for class.

Option: (a) are (b) was (c) were (d) Has been

Asked In Elitmus Ravi Jha (8 years ago)

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chandan  (8 years ago)

when the subjects joined by or,nor,either.....or, neither.......nor are of different persons ,the verb agrees with the nearer. e.g-
1.either you or i am going.
2.you or she is to blame.
3.either anvita or you were late for class.
please note:' ARE' was not there in option..elitmus-27/09

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mohit  (8 years ago)

Were is the right one..

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Sonam Kumari Patro  (8 years ago)

As either is used
ans wl b was
(B)was

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mohit  (8 years ago)

Gentlemen you cannt use was with you

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Akash Jaiswal  (8 years ago)

was is d rt answer becoz subject is singular.

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abhishek kumar  (8 years ago)

c) were
because of you as we can not use was with you

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Nandini Sethi  (8 years ago)

Were. Talking abt 2 ppl. Are won't work because the person will never use the word either in present case because he knows who is late in the present

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Naveen Tiwari  (8 years ago)

C) were is correct one
because agree with nearer...
1. either you or he was late for the class
2. either sameer or you were doing this.

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Deepak Gupta  (8 years ago)

were used with you

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gaurav pandey  (8 years ago)

was.
as it is a singular sentence.
so option (b)

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priyanka  (8 years ago)

were is the correct answer

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Abhishek  (8 years ago)

were and are is not correct option.
it could be was or has been

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SEBA SIBY  (8 years ago)

was
as its either 'one' of them

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Deepak Saini  (8 years ago)

(a) are
is the solution.

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RANJAN FADIA  (8 years ago)

in either type of sentences....always helping verb depend upon "SECOND" subject i.e. You
so ans is (c) were

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Aman Mishra   (8 years ago)

Was is correct answer..

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Mithilesh Times  (8 years ago)

Were is correct ans

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Dileep Kumar Gupta  (8 years ago)

C
Were
According to 'you'

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PUJA MOHANTY  (7 years ago)

are is the answer

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Robin Singh  (8 years ago)

It should be are. Since you is nearer to verb.

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lokesh dutta  (8 years ago)

are is the solution

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Anasua Das  (8 years ago)

'you' is the closest subject to the verb that's why it will be were..
plzz confirm the answer

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surya prakash  (8 years ago)

Here we will use ARE with you..
Coz yu is second person

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srikant sharma  (8 years ago)

It's 'were'. Coz we can't use 'was' with you.

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Deepanshu Gupta  (8 years ago)

has been..

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Arshiya Anjum  (8 years ago)

c) were
gramatically were is correct

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sangeeth  (8 years ago)

my elitmus exam is on 25th oct anybody have arun sharma book verbal ability soft copy please mail me etikalasangeeth437@gmail.com Thanks in advance

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prachi  (8 years ago)

was
.........................................

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harish chandra singh  (8 years ago)

were is the right ans because when two persons or things are joined with either ---or then verb will be according to the closest one.

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GEETANJALI RAJ CHAUHAN  (8 years ago)

can plz someone explain the logic of dis question. m nt able to understand

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harshit gupta  (8 years ago)

was
because singular person

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Ashish kumar  (8 years ago)

b) was is correct answer bcoz here either is given.

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Arvind kumar yadav  (8 years ago)

were is the right ans

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Jinal  (8 years ago)

a)
"are" is the correct ans // after you we can only use are or were and sentence is in present tense so we will use are

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Eniya  (8 years ago)

(c) were is the right answer.the reason is when the subjects joined by or,nor,either.....or, neither.......nor are of different persons ,the verb agrees with the nearer.

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Prhea  (7 years ago)

c) were late for the class.

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Sanya Ganeshgariya  (6 years ago)

were as you is used

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Snigdha  (5 years ago)

c you refers to second person which is singular so takewas

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