Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with a subject inverted after 'nor'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The map was of no use, nor ____ the compass, which had lost its needle.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. being
- D. are
Answer: A. was
After 'nor', the verb precedes the subject 'the compass', singular and past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- Plural.
- C. being
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are
- Plural and present.
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