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 sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error. The original sentence is:

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

With the correlative conjunction "neither...nor," the verb must agree with the subject nearest to it. In this case, the subject closest to the verb is "employees," which is plural. Consequently, the verb should be "have" rather than "has." The correct sentence is:

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

Incorrect Verb Phrase: "has submitted"

Subject	Correct Verb
Neither the manager nor the employees	have submitted