Neither the captain nor the sailors ________ aware of the incoming storm until it was too late.

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• A was
• B were
• C is
• D are

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Answer: B. were

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. 'Sailors' is plural, so the verb is 'were'.

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