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    Question

    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error and select the option which rectifies that error. If no error is present then mark option 5 i.e., 'no error' as your answer.

    Neither the manager nor the employees (1)/ were willing

    to (2)/ take responsibility for the (3)/ mishap that occurred last week. (4)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    There is no error in the sentence. "Neither...nor" agrees with the subject closest to the verb, which is "employees," so "were" is correct.

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