Find the error in the sentence:

**Neither of the two candidates are eligible for the scholarship.**

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Find the error in the sentence:

**Neither of the two candidates are eligible for the scholarship.**

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**Solution:**

1. The subject of the sentence is "Neither of the two candidates." The word "Neither" is singular because it refers to "not one nor the other."

2. Therefore, the verb must agree with a singular subject.

3. The verb used here is "are," which is plural and incorrect.

4. The correct verb should be "is" to match the singular subject.

Correct sentence:

**Neither of the two candidates is eligible for the scholarship.**

**Answer:** Option B) are

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