Choose the most suitable determiner for the given sentence. _____ parent came…

Answer: Neither

'Neither' is the correct determiner when referring to two people or two things. It means 'not either' and is placed before a singular countable noun when you mean 'not one and not the other.'

• Correct sentence: Neither parent came to meet the teacher.

• Other valid forms: 'Neither of the parents came to the meeting.' or 'Neither of us went to the concert.'

Why the other choices are not suitable:

• Not: an adverb of negation, not a determiner, so it cannot correctly fill the blank before a noun.

• None: a pronoun meaning 'not any'; it is not used directly as a determiner before a singular noun. You could say 'None of the parents came' or 'None came,' but for two specific people 'Neither' is clearer.

• No: is a determiner meaning 'not any' and is typically used with plural or uncountable nouns ('No parents came'). It does not specifically indicate 'not either' of two known people, so 'Neither' is preferred in this context.

Summary: Use 'Neither' when you want to say that not one and not the other of two people or things came.