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Question: Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct: \'Neither the manager nor the employees __________ aware of the changes in policy.\'

Options:

  1. was
  2. were
  3. are
  4. is

Correct Answer: were

Solution:

The correct verb form is \'were\' because \'employees\' is plural and follows \'nor\'.

Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct: 'Neither the manager nor th

Practice Questions

Q1
Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct: 'Neither the manager nor the employees __________ aware of the changes in policy.'
  1. was
  2. were
  3. are
  4. is

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct: 'Neither the manager nor the employees __________ aware of the changes in policy.'
  • Step 1: Look at the sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees __________ aware of the changes in policy.'
  • Step 2: Identify the subjects in the sentence. The subjects are 'the manager' and 'the employees'.
  • Step 3: Notice that 'the employees' is plural.
  • Step 4: Understand that when using 'neither...nor', the verb should agree with the closest subject, which is 'the employees'.
  • Step 5: Since 'the employees' is plural, the correct verb form is 'were'.
  • Step 6: Fill in the blank with 'were': 'Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the changes in policy.'
  • Subject-Verb Agreement – Understanding how to correctly match the subject with the appropriate verb form, especially in compound subjects connected by 'nor' or 'or'.
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