Identify the correct sentence:
ANeither John nor his friends is going.
BNeither John nor his friends are going.CORRECT
CNeither John nor his friends being.
DNeither John or his friends is going.
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
With 'neither/nor', verb agrees with the noun closest to it ('friends' = plural → are).
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