Select the best version of this sentence. a. neither a convertible nor a hatchback is appropriate for me. b. neither a convertible nor a hatchback are right for me. c. neither a convertible nor a hatchback are appropriate for me. d. neither a convertible nor a hatchback were right for me.

   A." Neither a convertible nor a hatchback is appropriate for me " is the best version because when using the correlative conjunction Neither-Nor the verb must agree with the noun closer to it (The hatchback is not appropriate). The other versions do not agree with the noun.

  One thing else to analyze is the use of the expressions "right for me" and "appropriate for me"; to choose for one of these similar expressions when writing a text, the public and level of formality must be considered as the word "appropriate" is the most formal one.

"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.