Question

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error:
Neither the manager nor the employees has submitted their reports yet.

• A. Neither the manager
• B. nor the employees
• C. has submitted
• D. their reports yet

Hint:

For neither...nor or either...or, the verb agrees with the closest subject. Identify the subject closest to the verb and check its number (singular/plural). If unsure, test the sentence with each subject alone (e.g., The employees have submitted).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The grammatical error in the sentence stems from subject-verb agreement. The sentence reads:

Neither the manager nor the employees has submitted their reports yet.

In this structure, "neither...nor" requires the verb to agree with the noun closest to it. Here, the closest subject to the verb is "employees," which is plural. Therefore, the verb should be "have" instead of "has." The grammatically correct sentence should be:

Neither the manager nor the employees have submitted their reports yet.

Error Segment: "has submitted"

Subject	Verb
Neither the manager nor the employees	have submitted