Discussion
The correct verb form in this sentence is :
Neither Afzal nor his friends __________ present.
Answer: B
The correct verb is were: Neither Afzal nor his friends were present.
With neither ... nor (and either ... or) the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. Here the nearer subject is his friends, which is plural, so the plural were is needed.
Was would be right only if the order were reversed: Neither his friends nor Afzal was present. Have and has do not fit before the adjective present to mean being in a place.
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