Choose the correct sentence regarding subject-verb agreement with ‘either…or’: ‘Either the manager or the employees ___ responsible for this error.’

Explanation

With the correlative conjunction ‘either…or,’ just as with ‘neither…nor,’ the verb agrees with whichever subject is positioned nearer to it. Since ’employees’ (plural) is the subject closest to the verb here, the plural verb ‘are’ is correct, giving ‘Either the manager or the employees are responsible.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.