Fill in the blank. Neither Peter nor I ........responsible for this blunder.
Explanation
The correct answer is (a) am.
In English, when two subjects are joined by "neither... nor", the verb must agree with the subject that is closer to it. This is known as the Rule of Proximity.
We can represent this grammatical logic with the following equations:
Subject 1 (Peter)+nor+Subject 2 (I)=Agreement with Subject 2
Subject (I)+Verb=am
Since "I" is the subject closer to the verb, the verb must be "am."
Explanation
The correct answer is (a) am.
In English, when two subjects are joined by "neither... nor", the verb must agree with the subject that is closer to it. This is known as the Rule of Proximity.
We can represent this grammatical logic with the following equations:
Subject 1 (Peter)+nor+Subject 2 (I)=Agreement with Subject 2
Subject (I)+Verb=am
Since "I" is the subject closer to the verb, the verb must be "am."
