Select the correct option:
Neither the captain nor the players _______________ ready to begin without the referee.

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1. Identify subjects: $captain$ (singular) and $players$ (plural).

2. With **neither...nor**, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.

3. The nearer subject is **players**, which is plural.

4. So we need a plural verb. From the options, **were** is plural.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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