Question:
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the new policy.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the new policy.
Options:
- a) Neither the manager
- b) nor the employees
- c) was aware of
- d) the new policy.
- a) Neither the manager
- b) nor the employees
- c) was aware of
- d) the new policy.
correct answer : c)
Explanation:
According to the rule of proximity, when ‘neither…nor’ joins two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. ’employees’ is plural, so ‘were aware of’ should be used instead of ‘was’.
According to the rule of proximity, when ‘neither…nor’ joins two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. ’employees’ is plural, so ‘were aware of’ should be used instead of ‘was’.