Question

Which verb agrees with its subject?

Neither my cousins nor my uncle __________ willing to eat the chili peppers.

A.
were

B.
have been

C.
are

D.
was
were?

Answer 1

Correct! :D

Answer 2

:dDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Answer 3

But.. Hmm, it could also be 'are'..

Answer 4

Never mind, I think are.

Answer 5

well not exactly

Answer 6

remember what i said in the last post?

Answer 7

but wouldn't were going with willing?

Answer 8

the last subject before the verb is the one that determines the verb
this one is uncle so the verb should agree with it

Answer 9

You are correct again :)
@bohotness

Answer 10

actually, go with were
that looks correct

Answer 11

This ones harder... Ok omg, yeah now I'm going with were because I did a little research and thought on it. So I'm pretty sure you're correct. XD

Answer 12

@Ondinana is "nor" a conjunction?

Answer 13

"Nor" is indeed a conjuction. :) It's just a "less-common" one so to speak.

Answer 14

yeah this one is kind of tricky it could be either were or are
i guess the only way to justify
is fight to the death !!! >:)

Answer 15

The answer is "were"
say the sentence out loud. "were" makes more sense.

Answer 16

Both of them make sense if you say them out loud, actually. However, I myself would go with "were" because of the tense and sentence structure.

Answer 17

Yes. The tense of the sentence itself complies with 'were"
Think about it, "Neither my cousins nor my uncle" is said, meaning the speaker of the sentence already tried to get the subjects to eat the peppers, and failed.
In rare cases, "Are" is acceptable, but not with the tense that the sentence already set.