Question

The farmer or his servant was / were caught

Answer 1

Answer:

The farmer or his servent was caught.

Answer 2

The farmer or his servant was caught.

Was- it is used when talking about the past and in the singular sense.

Were- it is used when talking about the past but in the plural sense.

We are considering the farmer and the servant individually and one at a time. Therefore, "was" will be used instead of were.