Multiple choice softskills communication

The statements below could be wrong. Choose the correct sentences! Neither he or I were there

  1. Neither he or I was there

  2. Neither he nor I were there

  3. Neither he nor I was there

  4. Neither he or I am there

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

With 'neither/nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here, 'I' is closest, so we need 'was' (first person singular). Also, 'neither/nor' is the correct correlative conjunction pair, not 'neither/or'.