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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Neither the reporters nor the editor were satisfied by the attitudes of the publishers of the newspaper.

Option 1: of the publishers

Option 2: Neither the reporters

Option 3: by the attitudes

Option 4: were satisfied


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: were satisfied


Solution : The grammatical error is in the fourth option.

Explanation : When two nouns or pronouns are connected by neither...nor, the verb must agree with the subject closest to it. So, the verb "were" should be replaced with the verb "was" to agree with the singular noun editor.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Neither the reporters nor the editor was satisfied with the attitudes of the publishers of the newspaper.

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