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Identify the sentence that has correct​ subject-verb agreement.

A. Neither photographs nor artwork were acceptable for the contest.
B. Neither photographs nor artwork was acceptable for the contest.
C. Neither artwork nor photographs is acceptable for the contest.
D. Neither artwork nor photographs was acceptable for the contest.

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Subject and verb should agree in number to make sense; a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject needs a plural verb. There are different rules for subject-verb agreement.

For paired conjunctions such as neither….nor……; either…………or…..; not only……………..but also………., if both subjects are singular, they need a singular verb. However, if one subject is singular and the other one is plural, verb should agree with the nearest subject.

The only correct sentence is B; the verb agrees with the nearest noun i.e. artwork.

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