The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
Neither the manager / nor the employees was / aware of the / shortage of raw
materials.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. nor the employees was.
- "nor the employees was" is the erroneous part of the given sentence.
- Clearly, in the given sentence employees is a noun that is plural in nature.
- "Was" is used in a sentence there is a third person singular in nature with the first person which is singular in nature.
- On the other hand 'were' is used when there is a second-person singular with plural forms in the past tense.
- In the given sentence, 'were' should be used in place of 'was'.
Thus, the correct sentence will be:
Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the shortage of raw
materials.