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The computer or the printer are not working. How should the sentence be corrected?

a.Insert a comma after the word printer.
b.Change the period to a question mark.
c.Capitalize the word computer.
d.Change the verb are to is.

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D. Change the word "are" to "is". When "or" is the conjunction, the verb becomes singular or plural based on the subject closest to it. Hope this helps!  
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