Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error Neither Mohit nor Rohit we...........

English (CPO) Error correction

Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

Neither Mohit nor Rohit were there at the shop when I went there.

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SSC CPO 12th-March-2019-Shift-2

Neither Mohit nor Rohit

were there

when

at the shop

- Option 1: Neither Mohit nor Rohit

- This phrase is a correlative conjunction. It correctly shows that neither Mohit nor Rohit was present.

- Option 2: were there

- Correct Answer

- The phrase “Neither Mohit nor Rohit” is singular since it refers to either one of them being present, so it should be "was there" instead.

- Option 3: when

- "When" is used correctly here as it describes the time of your visit.

- Option 4: at the shop

- This prepositional phrase correctly indicates the location where you were looking for Mohit and Rohit.

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