Though no vote ____taken, each delegate and alternate _____there.

Question

a.was, was
b.was, were
c.were, was
d.were, were

I chose a, because I think that each before delegate makes it singular. But I also think that and between delegate and alternate might mean it plural

Answer 1

I agree with (a)

I think if it had said each delegate and each alternate, then (b) would be better.

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

greed. When "each" is used before a noun, it makes it singular, so "delegate" becomes singular. The word "and" doesn't change the subject-verb agreement, so both "delegate" and "alternate" remain singular. Therefore, the correct answer is (a) "was, was."