. Neither his father nor his mother was willing to give __ consent to the marriage. A. their B. her
问题描述：
. Neither his father nor his mother was willing to give __ consent to the marriage. A. their B. her
答
选择B.
在英语里面,存在着一种语法叫主谓一致,即用作主语的名词中心词和谓语动词在单、复数形式上一致.
这里的neither...nor...,和either...or...都使用主谓一致中的就近原则.
就近原则就是谓语与靠近的名词、代词（有时不一定是主语）在“人称、数”上一致.
举个例子：Neither you nor I am wrong .你和我都没错.