Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

Neither the manager nor the assistants ______ aware of the policy change before the email circulated this morning.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Explanation

With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the closer subject. "Assistants" (plural) is closer, so "are" is correct.

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