In which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?

A.
Several of my friends lives in the neighborhood.

B.
Neither of the boys was thinking about the rain.

C.
One of the children laugh at the joke.

Question

In which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?	
 
 A.
Several of my friends lives in the neighborhood.
 
 B.
Neither of the boys was thinking about the rain.
 
 C.
One of the children laugh at the joke.

anonymous · Answer

I think C. What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

dejay, I'd go with B. "Neither of the boys was thinking about the rain." For C to be correct, it would have to be, "One of the children laughed at the joke."

Please medal/fan if correct. Thank you and I hope that helps!

mathmale · Answer

Which sound correct?  several live, several lives
neither was thinking, neither were thinking
one laughs, one laugh