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In this sentence, is it grammatically correct to use "was" or "were".
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Sentence:
a) Neither of these characters were what they appeared to be
b) Neither of these characters was what they appeared to be

Hint from professor:
Was is used in the first person singular and and the third person singular
Were is used in the second person singular and plural and first and third person plural.

Respuesta :

A. because sometimes (like on this case) you can tell which is correct. just say it out loudm would you say neither of them was___''
Photon
The answer would be : a) Neither of these characters were what they appeared to be.

Hope this helps !

Photon