Choose the sentence in which the verb agrees correctly with neither... nor.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Neither the manager nor the employees were informed.
- Step 1: With "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "employees".
- Step 2: The pair is "neither... nor".
Answer
Neither the manager nor the employees were informed.
Why not the others: "Was" does not agree with the plural nearer subject, and "neither... or" is wrong.
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