Neither of the boys ___ tosleep.A. wantB. wantsC. pretendD. has pretend

The correct answer is B. "wants".

Here's why:

The subject of the sentence is "Neither of the boys". In English, when "neither" is the subject and is followed by "of the" and a plural noun (in this case, "boys"), the verb is singular. Therefore, we need a singular verb to agree with the singular subject "neither".

Among the options given, "want" is plural and "wants" is singular. So, "wants" is the correct choice.

"Pretend" and "has pretend" are not appropriate in this context because they do not fit the meaning of the sentence.

So, the correct sentence is: "Neither of the boys wants to sleep."