Question

Which of the following is correct? *
Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
Neither of the players in the last game were injured

Answer 1

Answer:

Neither of the players in the last game was injured

Explanation:

Since players is given in plural form so this is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Neither of the players in the last game was injured

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
• Statement 2 : Neither of the players in the last game were injured.
• The correct answer is statement 1.
• Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
• 'was' is consider as the auxiliary verbs.
• Here in the given statement 'was' can be used as the past tense.
• The auxiliary verb 'was' is used in the past tense to describe a past event in the above-mentioned statement.