alleryStart learning →Find the error: 'Neither the manager nor the clerks was present.'
Anor the clerks
Bwas present
Cthe manager
DNo error
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. was present
With nor the verb agrees with the nearer subject, clerks, so it should be were present.
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