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- Define present ages.
- Translate past/future clues.
- Use constant age difference.
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Error Detection
The answer satisfies the present, past, or future age relation.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Error Detection
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">With 'neither...nor', the verb generally agrees with the subject nearer to it. The nearer subject is 'employees', which is plural, so 'were' is required.</td>
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- Define present ages.
- Translate past/future clues.
- Use constant age difference.
Choose the part with an error: Neither the manager nor the employees / was / willing to accept / the proposal.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Error Detection
The answer satisfies the present, past, or future age relation.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Error Detection
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">With 'neither...nor', the verb generally agrees with the subject nearer to it. The nearer subject is 'employees', which is plural, so 'were' is required.</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
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