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Neither the teacher nor the students was present.

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Neither the teacher nor the students is present.

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Neither the teacher nor the students has present.

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Neither the teacher nor the students were present.

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Neither the teacher nor the students were present.

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Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

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The Correct Option is D

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