Question

    Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

    Neither the students nor the teacher was aware of the

    new regulations that was announced last week by the administration
    A Neither the students nor the teacher Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B was aware of the new regulations Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C that was announced last week Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D by the administration Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The clause "that was announced last week" refers to "the new regulations," which is plural. Therefore, the verb should be "were" instead of "was." The correct sentence should be- "Neither the students nor the teacher was aware of the new regulations that were announced last week by the administration."

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