Question

Edit the following sentences to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the edited sentence: Neither Ashok nor his soldiers was ready to admit defeat.

Answer 1

Answer:

Neither Ashok nor his soldiers were ready to admit defeat.

Explanation:

In these kind of question we observe given keyword and given two subjects.

In case of

neither-nor , either-or, not only- but also

we use verb according to subject # 2

here

• subject #1 AShok - singular
• subject #2 Soldiers - plural

so it will take were rather than was.