Directions: The following sentences have been divided into three parts (A), (B) and (C). Read the sentences carefully to find out if there is any error in any part of the sentence. The error if any will be in any one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If the sentence is completely correct as it is, then choose option (D) ‘No Error’ as the answer. Ignore if there are any errors of punctuation.
Neither his father (A) / nor his mother are agreeing (B) / for their marriage. (C) / No Error (D)
Neither his father
Incorrect Answernor his mother are agreeing
Correct Answerfor their marriage.
Incorrect AnswerNo Error
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The fragment B of the sentence is erroneous.
The verb ‘are’ is not the correct verb to be used in this sentence, because as per the rules of conjunction in grammar when two subjects are joined by ‘either or’ or ‘neither nor’, the verb agrees with the subject that is nearest to it i.e., with the second subject and here the second subject ‘mother’ is singular and therefore the correct verb to be used here will be ‘is’.
Therefore the correct sentence will be “Neither his father nor his mother is agreeing for their marriage.”
Hence option B is the correct answer.
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By: Brijesh Kumar