Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and

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Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly,  help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal.

A) help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
B) helps people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
C) help people in their hearing, but neither restore hearing to normal
D) helps people hear and neither restores hearing to normal
E) help people hear, and neither restores hearing to normal

subhashghosh · Answer

The answer is A, because the subject is "...hearing aids, ... and cochlear implants", and thus a plural verb "help" is required. The phrases in between are meant to distract the reader. C is wrong because the construction - "help people in their hearing" is awkward and "but neither restore hearing to normal" - should be restore. E is wrong because the sentence needs to show a sense of contradiction by using "but", and "and" is not appropriate here.

kraizada84 · Answer

Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly,  help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal.

A) help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
B)  helps  people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
C) help people in their hearing, but neither  restore  hearing to normal
D)  helps  people hear and neither restores hearing to normal
E) help people hear,  and  neither restores hearing to normal

A is correct

ENAFEX · Answer

Thanks guys.. I eliminated this purely based on help. However can someone tell me how to choose between  restore and restores ?

kraizada84 · Answer

restores  here is correct, the subject it is attached with is  neither  which is singular and u need  restores  from the point of view of subject verb agreement

hope this helps.

GetThisDone · Answer

A verb after "either" or "neither" will be singular. That is the reason restores is to be used. Hope that helps.

jmyer028 · Answer

"devices" = help... this eliminates B & D.

"neither" is singular, so "restores" is correct... this eliminates C. plus C is too wordy.

its now down to "but" vs "and", where "and" changes what the author is saying... this eliminates E.

the correct answer is A.

vad3tha · Answer

Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds  and  cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly , help people hear, but  neither  restores hearing to normal.

Rewrite the sentence: A and B  help  people here, but neither  restores  hearing to normal

neither + singular verb

anand.prakash90 · Answer

If a is correct then it should be restores because Either Or Neither agrees with the subject when not used in the starting of sentence, Here Neither is pointing to hearing aids or cochlear implants and both are plural subjects

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