Select the correct verb form:
A) Neither the doctor nor the nurse was able to stop the bleeding.
B) Neither the doctor nor the nurse were able to stop the bleeding.
I answered B
your right.
B is not the correct answer.
"Neither" is singular, so the verb must also be singular.
Bailey -- please don't confuse other students with your ill-informed answers~
im so sorry im confusing others with my "ill formed answers". its not like im doing it on purpose. and fyi, this is the first answer I gave that was wrong. and for that I apologize to Marie.
I just reread that and it sounded rude. ms. sue im not trying to be rude. sorry.
The correct answer is A) "Neither the doctor nor the nurse was able to stop the bleeding."
To determine the correct verb form, we need to understand subject-verb agreement. In this sentence, the subject is "neither the doctor nor the nurse," which is a compound subject joined by the coordinating conjunction "nor." When the subjects in a compound subject are joined by "nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
In this case, the subject closest to the verb is "the nurse." Since "the nurse" is singular, we use the singular form of the verb "was" instead of the plural form "were."
Therefore, the correct verb form is "was" in Option A. Great job in selecting the correct answer!