The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Neither the guests / nor the host / were dressed appropriately / for the party.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. were dressed appropriately.
- The third part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- Neither-nor is a co-relative conjunction that connects two different parts of a sentence.
- The verb taken should be in accordance with the nearest subject.
- Thus, was should be used instead of 'were'.
The correct sentence is:
Neither the guests nor the host was dressed appropriately for the party.