Neither the children nor their father _ arrived.

a)have
b)has
c)are
d)is
The correct answer is: b) has

Explanation:

The sentence: Neither the children nor their father _ arrived.

Rule: When neither…nor * is used, the verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

Here, their father is singular (closest to the verb).

So, we use the singular verb: has

Complete sentence:

Neither the children nor their father has arrived.

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