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Choose the option that best completes the sentence. Neither the branch manager nor the cashiers ___ aware of the shortfall in the till.

Ahas been
Bis
CwereCORRECT
Dwas
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
With 'neither ... nor', the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it. The nearer subject is 'the cashiers', which is plural, so the plural past form 'were' is required. Candidates who agree the verb with 'manager' choose the singular 'was' and are wrong.
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