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Directions The following sentence has been split into five segments Identify the segment that contai...........

English Language (IBPS CL) Error correction
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    Directions: The following sentence has been split into five segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

    Neither students nor (A)/ their teacher are (B)/ participating in a wide (C)/ variety of activities, (D)/ both locally and further afield. (E)/.

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    A

    Incorrect Answer

    B

    Correct Answer

    C

    Incorrect Answer

    D

    Incorrect Answer

    E

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    - Segment A: "Neither students nor" - This segment is correctly structured to use "neither... nor" for negating two subjects.

    - Segment B: "their teacher are" - ?? Grammatical error here. The rule for "neither... nor" states that the verb should agree with the subject closest to it. Here, "teacher" is singular, so "is" should be used instead of "are."

    - Segment C: "participating in a wide" - This segment is grammatically correct.

    - Segment D: "variety of activities," - This segment is grammatically correct.

    - Segment E: "both locally and further afield." - This segment is grammatically correct.

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