Language ArtsQuestion 1 of 120
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
a.Neither the manager nor the employees were ready for the audit.
b.Neither the manager nor the employees was ready for the audit.
c.Neither the manager or the employees were ready for the audit.
d.Neither the manager nor the employees is ready for the audit.
Explanation
With 'neither/nor,' the verb agrees with the nearer subject, which is 'employees' (plural), so 'were' is correct. The correlative conjunction requires 'nor,' not 'or.' This is a standard subject-verb agreement rule for compound subjects.
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