Neither he nor his cousin (was or were?) able to figure it out.
I think of "Neither A nor B" as "not A and not B" so to me it's "were", but my teacher says it should be "was", because "his cousin" is a singular noun.
Is there even a right way?
Neither he nor his cousin (was or were?) able to figure it out.
I think of "Neither A nor B" as "not A and not B" so to me it's "were", but my teacher says it should be "was", because "his cousin" is a singular noun.
Is there even a right way?
Neither he nor his cousin could figure it out