Foundation
English
Conjunctions
Sentences
Tenses
Question
State whether true or false:
In the below-mentioned sentence, 'was' should be replaced with 'were' in order for it to be grammatically correct.
Neither Sanjay nor his brother was able to attend the wedding, [Intermediate]
Neither Sanjay nor his brother was able to attend the wedding, [Intermediate]
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Solution
The sentence is grammatically correct. The rule is that two singular nouns connected by 'nor' or 'or' always take a singular verb. Here, 'Sanjay' and 'his brother' are the singular nouns thus they take singular verb 'was'. 'Were' is a plural verb which is not best fit according to rule. Hence, option B is right answer. The mentioned sentence is correct.