Question

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all times. (Change the voice)

• A. People regard Shakespeare as the greatest playwright of all times.
• B. It is considered that Shakespeare be regarded as the greatest playwright of all times.
• C. Shakespeare is the greatest playwright of all times as regarded.
• D. Greatest playwright is Shakespeare.

Hint:

Passive: \[ \text{Sachin is admired by millions.} \] Active: \[ \text{Millions admire Sachin.} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We are tasked with identifying the grammatical mistake in a sentence that uses the correlative conjunction "neither... nor".


Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
According to English grammar rules, when subjects are joined by "either... or" or "neither... nor", the verb must agree in number with the subject closest to it. This principle is called the "rule of proximity."
In this sentence, the two subjects are:
1. "the manager" (Singular)
2. "the employees" (Plural)
Since "the employees" is the subject immediately preceding the verb, and it is plural, the verb must also be plural.
Thus, the singular verb "was" is incorrect and should be replaced with the plural verb "were".
The corrected sentence reads: "Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the new policy."
The grammatical error is located in the segment "was aware".


Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct choice is (C).