Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with the nearer subject after nor
Standard English Conventions practice question
Neither the archivist nor her two assistants ____ able to read the faded script.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wereCorrect
- B. was
- C. has been
- D. is
Answer: A. were
With "neither … nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "assistants", which is plural.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was
- Agrees with the farther subject.
- C. has been
- Singular.
- D. is
- Singular.
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