This question tests subject-verb agreement. The key is to identify the true subject of the sentence, which determines whether a singular or plural verb is required.
Correct Option: B) is
This question tests subject-verb agreement, specifically with correlative conjunctions like "either...or". When two subjects are joined by "either...or", the verb must agree with the subject closest to it.
Correct Option: C) are
This question tests subject-verb agreement, specifically with correlative conjunctions like "neither...nor". When "neither...nor" connects two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
Therefore, the correct verb to fill the blank is "am".
Correct Option: A) am — The subject closest to the verb is "I", which requires the first-person singular verb "am".
This question tests subject-verb agreement. The key is to identify the true subject of the sentence and ensure the verb matches its number (singular or plural).
Correct Option: B) is
The question tests subject-verb agreement. We need to identify the true subject of the sentence and choose the verb form that agrees with it in number (singular or plural) and tense.
Correct Option: B) is
The question tests subject-verb agreement, specifically with uncountable nouns that appear plural but are grammatically singular. The word "news" is one such noun.
Correct Option: B) is
The word "news" is an uncountable noun and is always considered singular, even though it ends in 's'. Therefore, it requires a singular verb. "Is" is the singular present tense form of the verb "to be".