Questão Q3648206 - Língua Inglesa

Question

Subject-verb agreement in English has particular features related to morphological simplicity and the context of use. Read the sentence below and analyze the proposed situations:

"Neither the manager nor the employees ___________ responsible for the delay, as the circumstances were beyond control.

Based on the rules of subject-verb agreement in English, select the alternative that correctly conjugates the verb to fill in the blank, considering the grammatical and semantic context of the sentence:

A

is – because agreement in constructions with neither...nor always follows the first subject.

B

are – because the verb must agree with the closest subject, which is plural.

C

was – because the use of neither...nor requires the past tense in negative sentences.

D

is – because neither...nor makes the sentence singular, regardless of the subject.

E

are – because the verb always agrees with the first subject in negative constructions.

Gran Questões · Accepted Answer

are – because the verb must agree with the closest subject, which is plural.

Gran Questões · Answer

is – because agreement in constructions with neither...nor always follows the first subject.

Gran Questões · Answer

was – because the use of neither...nor requires the past tense in negative sentences.

Gran Questões · Answer

is – because neither...nor makes the sentence singular, regardless of the subject.

Gran Questões · Answer

are – because the verb always agrees with the first subject in negative constructions.

Subject-verb agreement in English has particular features related to morphological simp...