Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
Neither did he give his term paper, (or his assignments).

Correct option is B

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (b) nor did he submit his assignments.
Explanation:
This is a negative correlative structure beginning with "Neither", so it must be followed by "nor", and the second part should follow the same inversion pattern as the first part.
The sentence begins:
"Neither did he give his term paper"
→ The auxiliary verb “did” is placed before the subject (“he”) for emphasis (inversion).
The second clause must mirror the first in structure and verb form to be parallel and grammatically balanced.
So, the correct completion is:
"Nor did he submit his assignments."
This maintains:
· Correct negative correlative pair – “Neither… nor…”
· Parallel structure – “did he give” / “did he submit”
Why other options are incorrect:
· a) nor his assignments
· Incomplete structure. The verb “did submit” is missing, causing imbalance and breaking parallelism.
· c) No correction required
· Wrong conjunction used – “Neither… or…” is grammatically incorrect. “Neither… nor…” is the correct correlative pair.
· d) or did he submit his assignments.
· Incorrect pairing – “or” doesn’t go with “Neither”, and the structure contradicts the expected negative correlation.
Grammatical Rule Used:
Correlative Conjunctions Rule:
When using “Neither”, it must be followed by “nor”, and the clauses should follow parallel structure.
Inversion Rule:
After negative adverbs or expressions like “Neither”, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.
Structure:
Neither did + subject + verb, nor did + subject + verb
Example Sentence:
· Neither did she attend the class, nor did she submit the homework.