Q. either you or he ____ late for class.

Option
a) was
b) were
c) has been
d) are

• ans:(c)was
  reason:first of all,it can't be were or are because with either or,always a singular tense will be used.
  Now,among "was" and "has been","was" is the ans because the particular event(late to class) happened at some particular time,and does not continue up till now.
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• with either in question ..ans was
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• either you or he WAS late
  either he or you WERE late
  it takes the form depending upon the nearest noun...confirm answer!
  try saying it aloud...it sounds grammatically correct..
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• can anyone suggest me.. which book i should refer for eng vocabulary....or any website.
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• either you or he was late for class
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• was is the ans,but basically after you we should write were/are
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• i think "has been" because "for" comes for perfect or continues tense.
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• has been bcoz was will cum in past tense sentce seems to be present den were cant be used bcoz plural as well as past we cant use are with he bcoz are represents plural and he represents singular hence option left is (has been).
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• were
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• for You , first preferred were.
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• a)was
  Because it's one person who is late for class.
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• ans is was
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• was as eighter is there in question
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• ans: was
  bcoz with either or neither....verb depends on person after 'OR'...
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• either you or he was late for class
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• he was late
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• either you or he was late for class.
  correct ans (a)was
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• 'was' is right
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• Was is right answer
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• "was" is the answer
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• a)was
  either indicates one among two.
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• ans will be option (c)
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• was, either you or he was late for class
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• a) was , either you or he was late for class
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• was.....
  b and c option is not correct bocoz it is a singular subject used in sentence.has been cant be used because the action is in process
  
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• ans a) was
  
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• a)was......If or,either....or and neither...nor are present in sentence then always use helping verb according to the subject nearest the verb...in this case he is nearest the verb late...so was should be used to agree the subject with verb...
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• a)was......If or,either....or and neither...nor are present in sentence then always use helping verb according to the subject nearest the verb...in this case he is nearest the verb late...so was should be used to agree the subject with verb...
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• 100% was as it is referring the single one
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• either you or he was late for class
  
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• answer is:are
  
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• a)was....its in the past and single person is denoted by either
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• either you or he was late for class
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