Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(Neither of the two have cleared the) aptitude test.

Correct option is A

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (a) Neither of the two has cleared the.
Explanation: “Neither” is a singular pronoun and always takes a singular verb, even though it refers to two items.
Grammatical Rule Used:
· Subject-Verb Agreement – when the subject is a distributive pronoun (neither, either, each), use singular verb.
· “Neither of the two” = “Not one of the two” → singular → use has, not have.
Example:
· Correct: Neither of the answers is correct.
· Incorrect: Neither of the answers are correct.
Information Booster:
Don’t be confused by the plural noun after “of”; the verb still agrees with the singular subject “neither”.
Other options incorrect because:
· (b) “Neither of two” – missing article “the”.
· (c) “have” – verb mismatch.
· (d) “boys” is unnecessary addition and doesn’t improve the grammar.