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SSC MTS & Havaldar 2024 · Question 66 of 76

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. One of them contains an error. Select the segment that contains the error from the given options. Neither Smith / nor Rose / were in / the classroom.

  1. ANeither Smith
  2. Bthe classroom
  3. Cwere inCorrect
  4. Dnor Rose

Answer: C. were in

Explanation

The error here is the use of “were” instead of “was.” When using “neither...nor” with singular nouns, the verb should be singular. The sentence should read: “Neither Smith nor Rose was in the classroom.”The other segments are correct: (1) Neither Smith, (3) the classroom, and (4) nor Rose.

Source: SSC MTS 2024 (30-Sep-2024 Shift 1) solved paper with key+explanations, via oswaal360.com · reliable-secondary

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