Single correct option
Spot the erroneous segment of the sentence below; where every segment is correct, pick the final option.
Neither of the two pilots / were aware / that the engine had failed / until the alarm sounded.
Neither of the two pilots / were aware / that the engine had failed / until the alarm sounded.
- A. Neither of the two pilots
- B. were aware
- C. that the engine had failed
- D. until the alarm sounded.
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Answer: (B) were aware
'Neither' is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb, so 'were aware' must be 'was aware'. The trap is the plural-looking phrase 'the two pilots' just before it; the verb agrees with 'neither', not with 'pilots'. The remaining parts are grammatically sound and correctly worded.
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