Aristotle SC

[anjalirawat82]

The plantation owners are a worried lot because the rains are just around the corner and neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants.
A) neither the topsoil has arrived nor have the plants
B) neither the topsoil has arrived nor the plants
C) neither the topsoil nor the plants has arrived
D) neither of the topsoil or plants has arrived
E) neither has the topsoil nor the plants have arrived

I am able to strike out options b, c & d. Am not able to figure what is wrong with option e.
OA : Option A

Please help

[tim]

Unfortunately we can't give you any help on this question, because the question itself is flawed in a way that you won't see on the GMAT. Please understand that using practice questions from dubious sources can actually hurt your performance, and be careful which problem sources you use.

[RonPurewal]

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